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Squatters in paradise say it's job from hell
- TrevorJ 17y agoI think that the lifestyle described would be amazing except for one fact: limited electricity and no internet.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoI think that for a period of less than one year, that could be what makes it amazing.
- scw 17y agoElectricity has only been widely available in the last eighty years or so, and the internet the last fifteen, but neither of those obstacles prevented great accomplishments or happiness to flourish. I'm guessing that the limited social interactions, movement, and separation from loved ones are all worse on the inhabitants.
- wglb 17y agoBring a ham radio station, that would be my plan.
- ja27 17y agoYou should see some of the places ham radio operators do "DX-peditions", like the nearby Scarborough Reef: http://www.scarboroughreef.com http://www.scarboroughreef.com
- wglb 17y agoYes, I know a couple of these dudes. In 2000, we went to Vanuatu and stayed in a mansion, hardly as severe, but we did do some technological firsts. Shortly before that, there were people at kingman reef, which is max of 3 feet high and they had to bring their own floor.
- kqr2 17y agoI wonder what's the minimum environment size for humans in general to stave off "cabin fever"?
- icey 17y agoI wonder if it's an issue of variety as much as environment size.
- dctoedt 17y agoThat, plus something to do, something to keep your mind occupied.
- pbhj 17y agoYou could ask the guys on the ISS or those that did the experiments in Russia on close-quarters living in prep for a Mars mission. Or submariners, lighthousekeepers ...
- Mintz 17y agoSurely they could get some reading done?
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- alanthonyc 17y agoThis article is pure comedy: "So far, one baby has been born on the island, but many more have been "assembled" there, he says." ... I wonder if there's surf there.