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It reminds me of that classic Monty Python sketch about the hermit community. I think most people consider leaving society and taking up this life -- but I esti
by stevewillows 12y ago
It reminds me of that classic Monty Python sketch about the hermit community. I think most people consider leaving society and taking up this life -- but I estimate that most of them would have a second thought when they have to build a fire.
- enraged_camel 12y agoWhile a lot of people take the creature comforts offered by civilization for granted, I'd say that as long as they leave society already armed with basic survival skills, it would be fairly easy for them to adjust to the wilderness. The only thing that would really concern me is lack of quick and easy access to modern medicine. Say you're foraging for food and you trip over a tree branch and break your ankle. What then?
- jbigelow76 12y agoSay you're foraging for food and you trip over a tree branch and break your ankle. What then? The food chain shifts and shimmies a little bit as the opportunity presents itself, but nature pretty much carries on as is.
- vacri 12y agoWhile Chris Knight certainly had basic survival skills, he was definitely not self-sufficient, going on a theft mission for goods approximately once per week. Besides, being self-sufficient in the wild requires quite a lot of land to support a single human - it's not something that a lot of people can do at the same time.