I am saying this as a lone wolf that prefers solitude: the vast majority of people do not do well in isolation, and humans evolved as social creatures. It is fa

I am saying this as a lone wolf that prefers solitude: the vast majority of people do not do well in isolation, and humans evolved as social creatures. It is far more likely that he desired companionship to solitude. Living that long by oneself tends to cause psychological problems. I think it would have been much better for him had some local anthropologist decided to earn his trust to study his culture, learned enough to communicate with him to discover his needs, hopes, dreams and desires. Sounds like he was a remarkable and quite industrious individual.