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Culiper 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: I am retiring from tech to live offline

You should read the book "Walden". The guy is also leaves society to live closer to nature for more or less similar reasons. But then in 1845.

senderista 3 months ago [–]

It's good to keep in mind while reading Walden that Thoreau was basically a trust fund baby.

Culiper 3 months ago | [–]

Yeah I know, and his mom did his dirty laundry. Still a comfy read!

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