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Re: cultural myths and misery



Aloha,

--- Brent Ladd <laddb@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
> I have attempted this-- at least as close to a native lifestyle as I
> could attempt in
> this modern world. I spent over three years living in the bush as a
> "wildman"... 

Fascinating.  Thanks for posting this, and I plan to read your account.

It occurs to me that one thing you didn't have was a tribe or community
(if I understand your post, you were solo in this venture...do you feel
that would have made it less gruelling and more manageable, as it
presumably did for our distant forebears?


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John Schinnerer, MA
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- Eco-Living -
Cultural & Ecological Designing
Food - Shelter - Community
john@eco-living.net
http://eco-living.net

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