> My hobbies and interests seem to constantly preoccupy with survival and understanding how the world works May I suggest mountaineering, hunting, hiking, or m

> My hobbies and interests seem to constantly preoccupy with survival and understanding how the world works May I suggest mountaineering, hunting, hiking, or motorcycling instead? They all involve significant amounts of insight and understanding to not die. I've enjoyed them all. I've also tried living off the grid as much as possible, and, well, it's not practical to be a purist about, not if you want to maintain modern living standards. I mean, you could decide to live like you're settling Nebraska in 1862, but are you willing to put your loved ones in a situation where medical care isn't available? Anyway, it's very hard work, subsistence farming is literally a full-time job, and it involves a _lot_ of isolation. Some people can go into the bush alone for six months and come out fine, some people lose their shit after a weekend with no company other than themselves. I'm in the latter group (although to be fair, it takes me a week to reach the twitchy stage), and I have no shame in admitting it. We've evolved to be social animals. Lastly, a reminder that the ol' philosophical father of modern homesteading thought, Henry David Thoreau, wrote Walden while living in a hut 1.5 miles from his family home in Concord.