Oh, so I read more of this thread, and I wanted to respond to Billy’s original question.
Well, personally I discovered leaving civilization as a goal in and of itself after I finished college.
Some of the people here who are currently students might have begun school before deciding that they want to rewild.
Everybody has to choose how they will rewild, which includes how they will move forward from their present situation: how they will participate in the civilized world while they are working on rewilding, whether it’s choosing not to go to school and going straight into the workforce or going to school to do something more specialized in the workforce.
I can see myself going back to school and getting a degree in psychology, becoming a therapist, and eventually leaving that role as I step further into rewilding (however, it would certainly make the rewilding process longer). Both of those goals would be worthwhile to me. I mean, if I have to engage with civ for the time being, I should make it work for me as best I can, right? And I imagine if I live a very frugal lifestyle, I can get those loans paid off faster. Once the loans are paid off, I can start taking fewer clients (or patients, depending on how you look at it) and spend MORE of my time rewilding. I can eventually phase the therapy work out altogether.
That’s all assuming that I have the time. Civ could crash quickly. But then again, a lot of things could happen. I could cross the street this afternoon and get hit by a car.
Sigh, I haven’t really worked out my long-term goals yet, and all I know so far is that leaving civ for rewilding is the ultimate goal.