Last month I visited Peru. One of the many things I saw there was the floating islands of Lake Titicaca; giant reed rafts that are essentially a houseboat community. It&#x27;s a lifestyle on the intersection between genuine traditional existence, rural poverty, and roleplaying one&#x27;s own history for tourist dollars.<p>One of the islanders let us see inside her house; a straw construction maybe 1m by 2m. And in the corner was a car battery powering a black and white CRT TV, powered by the solar panel on the roof.<p>(I could probably also talk about crofting in Scotland, a similar kind of remote lifestyle)