"It is commonly held that Thoreau faked it. " I think that is debatable and not concensus. But I actually do not know much about him besides the quote I shared

"It is commonly held that Thoreau faked it. " I think that is debatable and not concensus. But I actually do not know much about him besides the quote I shared. But I do know, that he tried to live his philosophy in real life and not just make nice sounding words, to make people think he is interesting. "Can one live a life of simultaneous simplicity and independence?" One can try. I know some people who succeded, but lots who failed.