Actually a better way to deal with the world is to chip in and honestly reap the benefits of hundreds of years of civilisation, industrialisation and the genera

Actually a better way to deal with the world is to chip in and honestly reap the benefits of hundreds of years of civilisation, industrialisation and the general improvement in quality of life. I mean we can all have that attitude, live off the land and be rebellious but the price we pay for that is a collapse in all the benefits participating in society brings. I doubt you've ever actually tried living like this. I spend a good amount of my spare time tending an allotment and a large garden (as a context switch) and it's hard work just to get some vegetables for leisurely eating, not just to feed yourself with all the other concerns of life as well. My potatoes got rot a couple of years ago; that would have been famine historically: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) I'm not sure she could or would even consider digging trenches for your squashes and I'm not sure you would even though you're spurting idealism.