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I only desire solitude.
I skipped school today. I’ll probably do the same tomorrow. I just stayed in bed all day, thinking to myself. It was great as I lay there, consumed by my own mind. I wondered though, why is this world so based on human contact and relationships? Why are we humans supposed to be so damned social? I hate talking to people, I hate being around other people, and I hate the expectations of other people. I hate the government; I hate the social structure of the world. I often lock myself into a closet in total darkness for several days with no food or water. The reality I can create with my own mind is amazing. It is much greater than this world; you should try it some time. I love to live in my own mind, without sensory input. I hope it is some day possible to extract the brain from the body while sustaining its consciousness, because that would be amazing. But you people are destroying my mind with your social structure and expectations, and now I want to die. You expect me to work, you expect me to go to school, and you expect me to be a better mindless automaton to serve your own purposes. You expect me to make you money. I just want to exist within my own mind, but you won’t let me. You keep brainwashing me with your selfish principles and morals. You pollute my mind with your senseless causes. I hate you all. I simply want to live apart from the social structure of this world, but you won’t let me. I don't want to exist in your world anymore. (Please note that ‘you’ is just a general term that refers to the people that keep me from being myself.)
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Or, you can move to a third world nation, and live a subsistence lifestyle, a shack as home, farming and fishing to provide for yourself. Then, you would have little to nothing to do with society.
we humans are merging into a single living organism called society.
You can join it and get a job or go to school, or you can live in misery and perish.. unrecognized, unknown, disrespected and on the street.
Whichever you choose,
the society which so controls your mental well being... doesn't give a shit.
You should watch the movie Baraka.
You would likely benefit a lot by doing some travel around the world, backpack style, staying at either hostels or inexpensive guesthouses. It would allow you to see how other people live without all the luxuries we take for granted, i.e., hot water, electricity, soft bed mattresses....
I suggest the Philippines as a good country to visit, and most destinations in Southeast Asia. It costs a fraction to live in most places in Southeast Asia compared to living in the West and aside from the Philippines, you will not speak the native language which in some ways is a good thing. It isolates you from the locals and gives you more privacy.
To find a means of employment is tough abroad, teaching English is the way most people make ends meet. You don't even need a college degree to get a job in many places. Trust me, if you can do without modern conveniences and don't care about socializing, Southeast Asia is the place to live. Each country has special things to offer. I compare it to entering a new world, have seen things that are mindblowing.
You might as well come to the opposite conclusion.
Borg? Starfleet principles? Janeways future? destroy the queen?
I have no idea what you mean with those things.
you have been a member of society as well.
probably the bigger part of your life.
Only by force and doing what is expected of me.
A cheap alternative is to pick up some travel videos on dvd to get an idea what you would be seeing and the way of life. My local public library has loads of travel videos, free to rent, I'd bet if you go to a large public library they will have them. NetFlix also carries a handful of Globetrekker travel videos on dvd if you want to cheaply rent some via the mail. I just rented and viewed an excellent Globetrekker travel video on Indonesia (Disc 1).
About the Philippines, most people I've talked to hate Manila, and spent their time outside of that city. Thailand is by far the favorite destination of ex-pats, you can live super cheap, especially in the north and they have good services.
Knock: I would love to do something like that, but it takes money. Does he still have to pay taxes and all that junk? Thinking about it just makes me realize how much of a stranglehold the government has on all our lives.
Just go to the nearest mountain and live the rest of your life there, and stop whining. Or just read Nietzsche, and learn how to live in the society without being a part of it.