I agree with the “enjoy the simple things” of this but this is not a smart plan for your future. You should absolutely make an effort to not only get by now, but also later when problems may arise.
I have a good friend of mine who may be related to this comic.
He was a trucker and lost his job in the 2008 crisis. After that he decided he did not want to get a job anymore.
He set up a tent in the woods and lives there. He goes down town to read books every day and people give him some money. He has food, he has his place full of books and with the money he gets he can buy some wine to enjoy the day.
Cool guy to be around and have nice chats.
He’s got a good life he enjoys. What should he plan for? If he ever gets sick (and with his lifestyle he really doesn’t get sick) he can go to the hospital and they’ll treat him for free.
He’s got more clothes and stuff he may ever need as people just throw stuff away and he collects it. In fact he gifted me clothes, backpacks, pans and other stuff.
I do not think he needs to plan much more to maintain his lifestyle. I mean, some planning is good. I know he took down a few trees as he’s planning to make a teepee to have a better kitchen area. But I don’t think much more planning than that would significantly improve his life.
How is he getting free healthcare when no one else can? How does he take showers every day? How does he survive the cold brutal winters? The hot brutal summers? You know every square inch of land on the planet is owned by someone. A person can’t just set up a tent somewhere and call it home, with no expectation of being forced to git. You are romanticizing this a bit too much.
Everyone gets free healthcare in Spain. No matter whether you do pay taxes or not, as long as you’re a resident. There’s places where they offer showers for free in town, however I believe he doesn’t use those places and just washes in the river.
To survive the cold of the winter, he has the tent and blankets. To be fair, it doesn’t get too cold where I live. It never snows. The guy goes around in shorts and sandals all year round, doesn’t appear to suffer too much cold. In fact he often complains he has to leave the tent half opened because of heat.
The place where he set up tent is private and owned by someone. It’s a small spot in the woods. Nobody could ever care less. Police can not kick him out because the place is private, and I guess the owner doesn’t give a damn and would rather have someone live there in peace rather than kick them out for no reason. He’s now been staying in that spot for over seven years. I’ve been in the place a few times as he invited me for lunch, it’s pretty nice.
Now, I’m not romanticising anything. This is not a lifestyle I would conduct. I know this is possible and works out because I know people who live this way and they are happy.
Hospitals legally have to treat you in the US. Also people will only kick you out if they know you’re three (and care enough to). As a trucker, I’m sure he knew some spots.
Nah, he’s a cool guy. Everyone around enjoys his company.
A little bit of the philosopher of the town.
He does not work, if that is what you mean by giving something in return.
However he also does not use many things. We live in a rich country and things are plentiful. What he gets is either stuff that people throw away or that they are happy to give him.
What is in this comic that implies they are not planning for their future? It is simply not addressed in the comic because that’s not relevant to what the author is trying to convey.
I agree with the “enjoy the simple things” of this but this is not a smart plan for your future. You should absolutely make an effort to not only get by now, but also later when problems may arise.
I have a good friend of mine who may be related to this comic. He was a trucker and lost his job in the 2008 crisis. After that he decided he did not want to get a job anymore.
He set up a tent in the woods and lives there. He goes down town to read books every day and people give him some money. He has food, he has his place full of books and with the money he gets he can buy some wine to enjoy the day. Cool guy to be around and have nice chats.
He’s got a good life he enjoys. What should he plan for? If he ever gets sick (and with his lifestyle he really doesn’t get sick) he can go to the hospital and they’ll treat him for free. He’s got more clothes and stuff he may ever need as people just throw stuff away and he collects it. In fact he gifted me clothes, backpacks, pans and other stuff.
I do not think he needs to plan much more to maintain his lifestyle. I mean, some planning is good. I know he took down a few trees as he’s planning to make a teepee to have a better kitchen area. But I don’t think much more planning than that would significantly improve his life.
How is he getting free healthcare when no one else can? How does he take showers every day? How does he survive the cold brutal winters? The hot brutal summers? You know every square inch of land on the planet is owned by someone. A person can’t just set up a tent somewhere and call it home, with no expectation of being forced to git. You are romanticizing this a bit too much.
Everyone gets free healthcare in Spain. No matter whether you do pay taxes or not, as long as you’re a resident. There’s places where they offer showers for free in town, however I believe he doesn’t use those places and just washes in the river. To survive the cold of the winter, he has the tent and blankets. To be fair, it doesn’t get too cold where I live. It never snows. The guy goes around in shorts and sandals all year round, doesn’t appear to suffer too much cold. In fact he often complains he has to leave the tent half opened because of heat.
The place where he set up tent is private and owned by someone. It’s a small spot in the woods. Nobody could ever care less. Police can not kick him out because the place is private, and I guess the owner doesn’t give a damn and would rather have someone live there in peace rather than kick them out for no reason. He’s now been staying in that spot for over seven years. I’ve been in the place a few times as he invited me for lunch, it’s pretty nice.
Now, I’m not romanticising anything. This is not a lifestyle I would conduct. I know this is possible and works out because I know people who live this way and they are happy.
Hospitals legally have to treat you in the US. Also people will only kick you out if they know you’re three (and care enough to). As a trucker, I’m sure he knew some spots.
If they know I’m three? What?
A working healthcare system makes a huge difference yes!
So he’s essentially a parasite on society that takes and gives nothing in return?
Nah, he’s a cool guy. Everyone around enjoys his company. A little bit of the philosopher of the town.
He does not work, if that is what you mean by giving something in return. However he also does not use many things. We live in a rich country and things are plentiful. What he gets is either stuff that people throw away or that they are happy to give him.
What is in this comic that implies they are not planning for their future? It is simply not addressed in the comic because that’s not relevant to what the author is trying to convey.
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