In Utah, a man lives in a cave where his diet consists of ants, lizards, and roadkill. Sometimes, he brews tea out of almond leaves. As for hygiene, he regularly bathes in a nearby creek. He has been living like this for three years.
His reasoning for this unusual state of living is that "when I lived with money, I was always lacking...Money represents things in the past (debt) and things in the future (credit), but money never represents what is present." He has stopped using money, and lives a content life.
Without the fear of being laid off, the anxieties of piling debt, and no mortgage to pay, you might call this man intelligent. Or you might call him crazy. Although I admire this man's determination and thought process, I doubt I would be able to live without a warm bed and the availability of hot showers. What do you think? Would you consider living in a cave to evade the crisis of the downsizing economy?
-Molly Cheng
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This guy obviously doesn't mind living like this, since he has been for 3 years. The problem is, that in some countries, people are forced to live like this. I just hope the economy gets better soon, so that we can start helping people around the world more, and so that we never are forced to live like this dude.
I just want to say that that is awesome. Big props to this guy.
Im sorry for being the elitist cynic, but I think there is a definite difference between letting money determine your life and living a good and happy life with money. Money probably shouldn't be as big a part of life as it is now, an it is awful that so much of the population is so stressed because of the current economic situation, but I don't think we should all go live in caves either. Plus, why roadkill? If you're going to do the whole crazy-live-in-a-cave thing, why not learn to farm/hunt?
I'm not really sure what to think about this guy. It might be a nice change of pace to be out living in the wild away from the stress of everything else in the world, but there is camping for that. I think it is a tad barbaric to live that way all the time, but hey, whatever floats his boat. Also, I think that it would get lonely living by yourself in a cave for years. Not to mention really scary.
To be 100% honest, I've always wondered what it would be like to just run away from civilization and all the stress and worldwide problems and issues that the economy, that politics, that religion and stereotypes and all the pressures of the urbanizing world. Though, realistically, I would never be able to part with warm showers, a soft bed to sleep in, and a nice tapioca drink here and there, I commend this guy for being able to let go of his material possessions and live "on the wild side". Even so, I still hope that it won't ever get to the point where there will be an increasing portion of our population that will end up resorting to this method of escapism.
-Annie Yang
The story of this modern day caveman is pretty intriguing. Like others, I have a lot of questions about how one person could do this. Does he live without human interaction?, and how is that possible? What about his family?
While it could be seen as genius to live without the worries and responsibilities of an adult, it could be also seen as a "cop out" because he thought this was an easy way out of having those responsibilities.
I personally could not do this, I would probably go crazy roughing it in the wild without amenities or people to talk with.
This guy is basically a super free agent. Hes a total freemason. I'm jealous of his personal freedom and self reliance. He simply says eff you to the normative framework to society and embraces the earth.
"you might call this man intelligent. Or you might call him crazy. "
I call him both. hes crazy intelligent and the freest individualist to ever walk these lone boarders of the earth in Utah.
While I understand, that this man is trying to escape the worries of money, I think this is a little too extreme. He may be escaping the current economic problems, but what about the future? If health care passes or if he gets sick or hurt and he has to go to the hospital, who is going to pay the medical bills? This man isn't contributing to the economy and society by not paying taxes either.
In addition, I'm not quite sure how this man can live in Utah in a cave, not to mention that it probably gets really cold. Does he just sit in his cave all day and not contribute to him community? It seems like this man could be a lot more productive than being a modern day cave man. This is the 21st century. Honestly, it seems to me like a waste of time ot live in a cave just to escape the worries of money and the stress that goes along with it.
i think thoreau and mark twain lived something like this. They probally ate armadillos though. Talia if you say that everyone should be little corporate job workers and cant be freemasons you are being unconstitutional on restricting peoples rights to be freemasons. and thats unamerican!
just kidding he is kind of a bum. but a badass and rugged bum. we should make a movie out of him think of the profit.
crazy ****
This is cool, but I don't think it's a solution to our economy's problems. I don't think living in caves and isolating ourselves is going to fix anything, but I see why he's doing it. I guess it's just his way of coping with things.. but if everyone was like this we would get nowhereeee
I personally probably could live like this if i was not alone, maybe if a couple of freinds accompanied me, but overall i think this guy is determined and courageous.
This guy has great perseverance. I believe that it is true that there are stresses in making money, but you can always have ways to have a happy life even if it means using money. This guy is special for I never could live this way. It is probably kind of boring not being able to see people often and needing to live off food that is not necessarily appealing.
I think it's crazy for this man to live in a cave and eat ants. Even though his lifestyle does not require him to spend money, it is unhygienic. In addition, the creek may be polluted which can be harmful to his health.
I also have some questions for this man. What does he do during the day? How does he keep himself warm? And if he wants to have a family, how will he raise a family in the future?
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