How to Drop Out (2004)
This was really great to read. Recently, I read Ted Kaczynski's "Industrial Society and its Future", aka the Unabomber Manifesto. The idea of anarcho-primitivist living is actually really attractive in theory, and this is a great example of someone actually living this lifestyle in practice. It seems tough. I'm not so sure I could essentially live a life of vagrancy and dumpster diving. Maybe I have been overly socialized and sold ideas that status and comfort are more important than freedom from "wage slavery". But I think author also concedes that there is a spectrum for everyone, and just doing your best to reduce reliance on society will be to your benefit.<p>At least for me, a step in this direction would be to go thrift shopping from here on out for clothing, and to learn how to repair clothing. Also, living in SF, there is a bakery nearby that puts their unsold baguettes for free on the street every night. I shouldn't think of myself being above picking some of those up. I guess the idea is just to live a little more sustainably and produce less waste.