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I've seen these before - someone leaves it all for the simple life. This is the first time I've seen the added benefit of being able to spend a lot more time w
by ra1n85 11y ago
I've seen these before - someone leaves it all for the simple life. This is the first time I've seen the added benefit of being able to spend a lot more time with family. To me, that's one of the most compelling reasons to do something like this.
- emodendroket 11y agoMany of them end up going back to the not-so-simple life in a few years so I'm hesitant to read too much into an early account like this.
- Apocryphon 11y agoWorked for Thoreau.
- lgieron 11y agoThoreau abandoned his cabin after 2 years.
- emodendroket 11y agoHe spent more time editing his manuscript than he did actually living in his cabin.
- pnathan 11y agoI think Walden is the most snobby book I've read in my life. Everything he had, he got from the people he looked down on in the hardworking area round about that he 'escaped' from.