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Posted by PinkG 9 hours ago

I am retiring from tech to live offline(openpath.quest)
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ossicones 4 hours ago|
This is so camp.
TacticalCoder 1 hour ago||
> ... where the indigenous population kills any outsider...

Ah yes. Romanticizing the noble savage. It's as old as, I don't know what exactly (I could ask a LLM but fuck it).

Why stop at killing outsiders? We can do better...

We could also romanticize cannibalism that was all alive and well when europeans discovered the americas (yup, both in north and south america there was cannibalism).

What about we forget about the enlightenment and the great philosophers and just take a shortcut: why don't we start writing articles about how we should we should start eating each other? Yup, just eating. Because, you know, the myth of the noble savage. So why not?

And let me one-up that: what about torturing kids as much as possible (which was a thing in southern america before it got conquered), to extract as many tears as humanly possible? What about we venere the noble savages who were doing just precisely that. Oh but it was "contextual". Yeah: explain me the concept, please.

Wait: I can one-up that. Cannibalism? Wanna me to romanticize slitting the throat of your enemies and then raping and then turning into slaves their wives and daughters?

Oh wait I've got an even better idea: combine that with eating their boys. Rape the daughters, eat the boys. Not many lost calories.

Rape and enslave the daugthers and wives, torture the boys so that they cry as much as possible, then eat them (alive, because why not).

Such noble savages.

Very connection to nature.

Much simplicity.

Deep down all of us (well, you mostly really) aren't we (well, you mostly really) deeply connected to these wonderful noble savages?

/s (just in case it is isn't clear that this is sarcasm... I wouldn't want to end up in trouble)

Ccecil 6 hours ago||
To the OP...

Best wishes. You are an inspiration.

mmmgge3 8 hours ago||
While I definitely respect the choice to live an offline life, as someone that grew up orthodox christian in an orthodox country I can't shake off the vibe this dude gives: very LARPy and sounds like an evangelical. Orthodox never tell you that they're sinners and to pray for their sins. That's an americanism.
NoGravitas 8 hours ago|
Every convert to Orthodoxy I've seen in the US is like this. Converts to Catholicism, too, but definitely not cradle Catholics.
threwrfaway 7 hours ago||
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rramadass 7 hours ago||
Folks might find the following beautiful framework from Indian Philosophy very useful here.

One's Life is structured w.r.t. three axes;

1) The Goals of Life aka Purusartha - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puru%E1%B9%A3%C4%81rtha They are;

    - Artha: All sorts of wealth including material and non-material like friends, health etc. Needed for a good life.

    - Dharma: Rules/Regulations/Laws/Ethics/Morals which make coexistence in a society possible.

    - Kama: All sorts of pleasures that one seeks for enjoyment. Many equate only this to the goal of life.

    - Moksa (optional): Cultivating a mindset which supersedes and transcends the above three thus "freeing oneself" from the unending "wheel of life".
2) The Stages of Life aka Asrama - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80%C5%9Brama_(stage) They are;

    - Brahmacharya: From Childhood to Adulthood (before puberty) which is the Student stage. During this stage you focus on studying and learning various subjects/arts. Since both mind and body are still developing, self-control and discipline w.r.t. various harmful external influences are emphasized. The goal is the development of a healthy mind and body.

    - Grihastha: The married Householder stage with Wife and Children. The Grihastha is considered the central pillar of society since everything else depends on him. He generates wealth, enjoys all sorts of pleasures and lives within a social law framework for peaceful coexistence. 

    - Vanaprastha: The retired householder stage who has successfully raised his children i.e. put them through brahmacharya and into grihastha stage. He now removes himself from much active duty in society thus making room for the next generation to step-in and develop. He curbs his desires/wants (since both body and mind are ageing) and acts mostly as an adviser to the next generation.

    - Sannyasa (optional): This is a completely different stage/way of life whose only goal is Moksa. A person can move to this stage from any of the above stages. Most of the ordinary rules/laws/practices of society are not applicable here.
3) Finally, your "duty" aka Karma in Society. In today's world, we generally equate this with work which enables us to earn our livelihoods. This should be in harmony with the Goals and Stages of Life i.e. at each stage the mix of goals and emphasis on them are different.

Understand your current stage in life, Manage/Control your goals w.r.t. that stage and Adjust your duty accordingly for a Happy and Fulfilled Life.

thatmf 9 hours ago||
Must be nice.
insane_dreamer 4 hours ago||
I feel this

update after reading the comments: a good portion of the HN community is so f*ing judgmental

YcYc10 8 hours ago||
I wish I could do the same.
segmondy 8 hours ago|
I wish I could retire...
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