cool.

 

My sophmore year of college i seriously was looking into self-sustained living places in areas like Missouri and elswhere. Pretty interesting concept, small group of folks, cultivate food, and make products to sell online(hamocks I think). So they weren't entirely off the grid, but I think in today's world that is almost impossible.

 

 

 

I also recently got reinvigorated with the environmentalist ideas, and was just about to go work for a fundraising campaign this summer before I found out some nasty things, and was denied entry(aka I shot myself in the foot because I was a "whistleblower" before I even got the job lol).

 

Oh well...

 

And my buddy from HS just graduated from St. Marys and plans to go into Environmental law. I really think our whole environmental crisis is the ULTIMATE elephant in the room-and a huge agenda for my generation to deal with, not unlike the Great Depression was for our grandparents.

I agree on most points you raise.

I'm not an extremist.  I am not anti-"progress".  I was given a Sierra Club membership for xmas and they have done nothing but piss me off. 

So.  I guess my main intention for getting away from it all is to escape the idiots that seem to be popping up lately. 

I'm sick and tired of people who are so stuck on themselves, their car, their bank account, their public appearance, or any number of other shallow insecurities that they become inconsiderate pricks. 

I'm not a "give everything to the poor" type either.  But f**kin' a man, I'll at least show them some compassion and respect.  Common f**king courtesy.

Who knew Sol and I were hippie-gamer kindred spirits?

Fid, advertising is only going to get worse.  I know this for a fact.  I've worked with huge personal data stores at several corporations, as soon as something like RFID is adopted by the general public these corps are going to have a field day.. 

I've wished many many many times over for a backlash against greed....or for it even to return to being a trait of few rather than the majority...  I'd be content with some tool hoarding more money that he can ever spend as long as it means he doesn't try to influence my life and the people around me are decent human beings.. 

f**k the rich, tax their assess off.