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Kerowyn · 10-15-2009, 06:34 AM

Climb a mountain, become a spiritual hermet and make others climb up there to seek your guidance, wizdom and leave you clothes, money, food and water as gift offerings for your grand enlighten path furthing along your cause.

or just get a job as a theologist or philosopher and just think things up all day, get paid and go home to your TV, frig and home pizza delivery.

alicejb · 10-15-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by enamdar

How do I drop out of the rat race and survive? Hippie Communes, Monasteries, Peace Corps? Teaching english to foreigners? Immigrating?

Are you typing from the cardboard box this time?

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Thursday007 · 10-15-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by alicejb

Are you typing from the cardboard box this time?

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AH good catch.

alicejb · 10-15-2009, 07:38 AM

Yeah I remembered him because he switched to his other name in the middle of his thread, which I caught.

Peggy Anne · 10-15-2009, 10:34 AM

There are articles on the net about how to disappear. Fly under the radar, hide your $. I actually admire people who buck the system, you know...the system that makes you feel castrated, and enslaved by conventions, and institutions. I know guys in slide in campers who hang out at the library all day, and educate themselves. I wish schools taught Survival 101. I don't blame people for not reporting their not reportable gambling winnings. If Uncle Sam provides the bankroll, then he can collect a percentage. The parking lots at the casinos out here are peppered with camping vehicles. How about a monk on wheels who likes to play poker ?

SifuPhil · 10-15-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Peggy Anne

How about a monk on wheels who likes to play poker ?

Oh, that's SUCH a delicious vision - thank you!

Chango · 10-15-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Charley

Become an active member at City-Data and read and post as often as some of us do. You may never see the outside world again.

Man I just passed 1000 posts and thought I was spending too much time here.

Chango · 10-15-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by enamdar

How do I drop out of the rat race and survive? Hippie Communes, Monasteries, Peace Corps? Teaching english to foreigners? Immigrating?

Hike the continental divide from Mexico to Canada. That's what I'd do if I could afford to disappear for a time.

GOPATTA2D · 10-15-2009, 04:11 PM

A small cottage near a medium-size city on a few acres. If you have access to craigslist and a pickup truck you can live cheap.

coyoteskye · 11-12-2009, 01:38 PM

There are many intentional communities.
And there are many ways to live outside of the mainstream culture and to avoid the insanity of the dominant culture ... to a degree.
If you wanna live entirely off the grid ... good luck with that although people do it.
Here, have a looksy.
Intentional Communities - ecovillages, communes, cohousing, coops
Also, you'll find, generally speaking, that living west of the rockies will afford you more opportunities to live alternatively, imo and speaking from experience.