abandon civilization

I really just do not understand the necessity for so much infrastructure. People are pack animals, not hive animals. One of the prior posters said something about civilization being the cause of mental illness, and i think that person hit the nail on the head. We are the most adaptive organisms on the planet, but in its current manifestation, all i see civilzation doing is over specializing the individual. If you want to have a certain profession, and actually accrue enough wealth doing it to have a comfortable life, you have to make a life long commitment to it. You have to make a conscious decision not to persue almost everything else, in order to live comfortably.

I never learned how to dance, for instance. A lot of americans, do not dance, or sing. We cannot set the time on our microwaves, we speak only one language. Now, here in afghanistan, where my current occupation has taken me, every single local I have interacted with, speaks at least 2 languages. They all dance, they all sing…. they all do all sorts of things. Sure, there are farmers, and merchants, soldiers and holy men. But if a farmer wanted to set up a stand at the market, and start selling watches, or whatever… its culturally, not a very big leap. Everyone knows how to do everything, pretty much, they just do what they like, or what is easiest at the time.

I have aspirations that depend on american infrastructure. I think I could one day accomplish those goals. But I do not think it is worth my entire life to set such specific, narrow goals. I do not want to be a sterile drone. I almost think it is worth the stigma of poverty and homelessness to be a more well rounded person than the post-industrial whatever the crap this is will allow. It saddens me deeply, to think that almost all of the communities that have existed in the united states for people like me, have been iradicated, and made nearly impossible to reestablish. There is no place you can really go, other than a gutter, all by yourself, if you want to live outside of the habitat of the domesticated ape. I think I was probably born about 150 years too late.

...for any of us to really accept. Walk away. Sure, there are an infinite number of reasons why you “can’t,” but “I can’t” only means “I won’t try.”

Life only requires a couple of basic things: food and shelter. There are complicated issues tacked haphazardly all over those needs like so many donkey’s tails at a child’s Halcyon birthday party. With only food and shelter as requirements, one is pretty free to creatively attempt life in ways not tried before.

Get creative. Maybe you’ll end the game.

Out

I’m so tired of civilization, and industry and agriculture. To me, living in it means going through the motions every day, not really living , becoming depressed due to suppressing natural human instincts. I’ve always loved being outdoors, there’s so much more stimulation, at least more fulfilling stimulation for me than what I get from living the domesticated life I live now. I’m tired of this idea of infinite “progress” which only drags everyone further down and consumes all resources. Everyone says “get with the times, this is reality” but I think it’s only one reality.

It was a nice idea, but I feel like it would leave me without the excitement that I am craving in my life. I do know that civilization does make us all mentally ill, and I believe it is wrong for our society, but I like to watch the insanity unfold. I embrace insanity. We are all pretty much in the same boat when it comes to civilization. We have hardly any power and we fight for every scrap we can get. I am going to free myself from the confines of having a job and being subservient to the man, but abandoning civilization all-together may cause some serious isolation and deprivation. Sorry guys, I tried.