None of us are truly living off the grid
This is a terrible take. It sounds like the author is projecting their inadequacies.<p>There are countless examples of people living off the grid, even for their entire lives.<p><i>I’ve</i> lived off the grid. It’s hard, you’re always exhausted you’re constantly having to work to get food and fire. And if you’re in the wilderness, you have to do all that while trying not to injure yourself because help won’t come. This means “going around” obstacles instead of trying to negotiate them. Often, “going around” means additional miles, which means additional calories, which means additional work.<p>Perhaps they should have made a stronger point about the futility of millions of people doing it:<p>- First, millions of people wouldn’t want to do it. They want comfort. They want media and social media and consumerism.<p>- Resources are more scarce, because people must produce them.<p>- People are soft, used to the comforts that civilization provides them.<p>- People are untrained and often terrified of nature, that very thing they are an apart of.<p>Edit: it seems prudent to point out that normal people get their kicks by just going camping. If you are considering going to live in the woods, try starting with short, two-day camping trips and gradually increase the days so that you can take notes and improve your skills and equipment.