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I recommend doing a hardcore survival course. You’ll come back knowing 1. you don’t need a job (you do need an occupation…) and 2. why you appreciate modern lif

I recommend doing a hardcore survival course. You’ll come back knowing 1. you don’t need a job (you do need an occupation…) and 2. why you appreciate modern life, while at the same time why modern life is a bit sad, taking us away from our true habitat.

p1esk 4y ago
Interesting. Can you please explain why you believe 1. is true? I know I’m not going to die if I stop working - I’d just become poor, and therefore less happy. If you’re suggesting a life of a farmer, then how is it different from having to work?
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  I realised I made an assumption. The assumption is the comment is complaining about traditional corporate type work. There is a belief, that I have lived myself that this is the only way. A different way is to say do a year on 9-5 and year off living off less money. Or work half the hours. These alternatives aren’t push button they require a lot of negotiation and some work to set up for yourself.
meken 4y ago
What are some examples of occupation you have in mind?
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  Living frugally and swapping creature comforts for free time. Then occupy yourself with something you love, but not alcohol, tv, drugs, sloth etc. as this will probably lead to depression / addiction. For HN stereotype that could be coding the side project which is always more fun than coding at work, even though it is still bashing keys and occasionally swearing at the monitor.
  - meken 4y ago
    What do you mean “swapping creature comforts for free time”? What are some examples of creature comforts here? And what does it mean to “swap” them for free time? I understood the rest of your reply.
shaftoe 4y ago
Can you recommend any specific hardcore survival courses for people not in military or similar roles?
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  Not really, I just was given one as a present. This is in australia. By hardcore… this is a relative term but 24h I had no food, barely any water, and ended up catching a bug from the water I had as I didn’t sterilize it properly. It was soft core in the sense we were close to civilisation and no one was going to die. The main takeaways is being prepared esp. how to source water (bring water, filters, spares, more spares, ways to start fire to boil water) and calling for help (no reason to not get a beacon). And how to treat snake bites (because they can kill) was drilled in.
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p1esk 4y ago

Interesting. Can you please explain why you believe 1. is true? I know I’m not going to die if I stop working - I’d just become poor, and therefore less happy. If you’re suggesting a life of a farmer, then how is it different from having to work?

quickthrower2 4y ago
I realised I made an assumption. The assumption is the comment is complaining about traditional corporate type work. There is a belief, that I have lived myself that this is the only way. A different way is to say do a year on 9-5 and year off living off less money. Or work half the hours. These alternatives aren’t push button they require a lot of negotiation and some work to set up for yourself.

meken 4y ago

What are some examples of occupation you have in mind?

quickthrower2 4y ago
Living frugally and swapping creature comforts for free time. Then occupy yourself with something you love, but not alcohol, tv, drugs, sloth etc. as this will probably lead to depression / addiction. For HN stereotype that could be coding the side project which is always more fun than coding at work, even though it is still bashing keys and occasionally swearing at the monitor.
- meken 4y ago
  What do you mean “swapping creature comforts for free time”? What are some examples of creature comforts here? And what does it mean to “swap” them for free time? I understood the rest of your reply.

shaftoe 4y ago

Can you recommend any specific hardcore survival courses for people not in military or similar roles?

quickthrower2 4y ago
Not really, I just was given one as a present. This is in australia. By hardcore… this is a relative term but 24h I had no food, barely any water, and ended up catching a bug from the water I had as I didn’t sterilize it properly. It was soft core in the sense we were close to civilisation and no one was going to die. The main takeaways is being prepared esp. how to source water (bring water, filters, spares, more spares, ways to start fire to boil water) and calling for help (no reason to not get a beacon). And how to treat snake bites (because they can kill) was drilled in.

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