Have multiple sets of skills. "America, where anything can happaen" by Grigory Papashvili. Is a book about a post ww1 immigrants from Georgia who comes to America and has to learn how to work in a factory (and other things) because in his homeland his dad made him a saddle maker and a Saber sharpener by trade. In Georgia that made since but not here and vice versa.
@@CommonWealthSnowew- *dunked like tea and biscuits on the battle of Somme reading Gibsons work(the fall of Rome) while living in your townhouse, where the sun barely shines*
There are always time in life when we will need the help of other, but we should strive to be able to do everything for ourselves. Example, you don't have to change your own oil, but you should know how to do it. Anytime you are dependent on others is a point of weakness, but that also doesn't mean you should have others in your life. Be strong, but be part of a community/family. I might not work on my own car, but when there is a problem, I learn about it and learn how to fix it, even if I have someone else do the work in the end. So many people are so quick to just pay someone else to do the work and don't use it as a learning experience. When I help people with their computers, I try to explain the problem to them. Most the time they don't want to hear it. They act like computers are to hard to learn, because they've been told so many times buy companies that computers are hard to use, that's why you need our software, we make it easy. When really they are just making you dependent on them.
"They act like computers are to hard to learn" the amount of times I've said something relatively simple about using a computer to someone, and they say something like "oh that's too complex for me" effectively sticking their fingers in their ears and going lalala. I don't understand why people refuse to learn like that, I presume it's just "that sounds difficult" and "difficult things require energy" and "I don't want to expend energy, therefore I wont engage". But that's going to be a terrible way to live your life. Similar to Luke's independence based decision making. When I've thought about doing something, and my brain just wants me to not do it, I have to think, that is my brain avoiding using energy, but I don't need to worry about energy, I'm not a hunter-gatherer, therefore use the energy and do the thing.
But the real devil is in the details. You have no choice but to pick your battles; you cannot really be a uniform generalist and also be valuably competent at anything in particular. There are simply too many things to invest just a little bit of yourself into. This is the other extreme that many people take, and it is equally silly. No, computers are not hard to learn, but really nothing at all is hard to do or learn if you have put no priorities on your time or resources.
👍 🎯 Smash that like button if you couldn't take your eye off that one lone drop of loquat juice on my shirt smh. Put a comment below if you know an ffmpeg filter to remove that!
It about dries up by the end of the video. Also the gnats were swarming me because of the juice too. I guess I know now not to eat from my trees before filming lol
No one is entirely independent, and I'd caution against maximizing independence at the cost of some other meaningful component of happiness. But I think the message of the video is mostly on point.
True, no one is truly independent. And it's not like a "highly industrialized capitalistic" society doesn't promote hyper independence, because it certainly does. Also, not everyone can just run off and live in the woods, become a hermit, still use tools produced by industrial society. Even in a rural, woodland environment, people still rely on government organizations and programs such as schooling, policing, the fire department and so on. It's ridiculous that people fantasize about running off into the woods, rather than to try and improve their own community.
I find it really interesting how people who follow the linux philosophy end up with similar living situations and skills. It's great to not be dependent on everyone else to get basic life experiences. Good luck fellow independent.
What made me have a realization was when my 12th grade english teacher said to the class, when you have a car you become dependent on it, like a slave. You have to pay for the gas, repairs, insurance and other things. Same thing is with a lot of things we don't think that we're dependent on. More technology we have the more we become dependent on it. In the movie matrix one of the characters said the zion relied on machines to live.
13:50 - “The Lord humbled me” - this is how real MEN look at such calamities, and not the way the modern world dictates. I’ve always respected you, and now I respect you even more for this saying!
After going neet, my family acts like I’ve never worked a day in my life. Turns out these people hated me the whole time 😂 just needed to stop working and it all came out.
@@maurice2014 after making hundreds of thousands of dollars for my family in the stock market, I’m surprised you call me a leech, you act just like them 😂 while I sit in my nice home that’s paid for and invest in awesome companies since I have a degree in corporate finance/economics/portfolio management. Some people even lie to take cheap shots at me but it’s okay, one day you will look in the mirror and apologize, then you will no longer have to lie and sabotage what others are building l 🤑.
@@maurice2014 while I feed myself amazing strawberry Frosted Flakes with chocolate granola that I bought myself. I buy and cook myself the best of meals, you people are insatiable. I am, The Stockfather, don’t ever disrespect me again. You are angry with yourself, not me and those around you 🤑
Starting a game development studio to try to break out of the wage-cage. It's not easy, but I told myself that I was done doing side-projects that don't lead to income. That logic has really helped me keep focus and keep me away from the "ooh shiny" syndrome I have when it comes to software development.
Watching Luke stroll thru that beautiful and seemingly endless greenery makes you feel like some kind of post-human entity peering 200 years into the past.
Not going to collage and moving to the middle of nowhere was my best life choice. Literally nothing has changed when this whole Corona thing hit besides the local post office hanging up some plastic. And that's only since it's a federal building and has to by law.
It’s fucked that you’re judged by how much of your life you spend doing nothing at work. I’ll always remember that time when corona hit and I had a year, a whole year to just live. I woke up when I wanted to, I learned things I wanted to and was more interested cause I wasn’t burnt out. I finally got into working out again and eating right and lost a lot of weight too. Funny, the only time I was a lazy bum was at work 😅
Been all of about a year since I first saw this, quit my soulless wagie job as a "product expert" in a Mercedes dealer and started taking crypto seriously. I've now got my own business, I'm engaged and I've been following this rule since then. Thank you so much Luke
I started cooking less than a year ago, not only to save money but also maintain a routine for my sanity. It’s one of the more valuable skills amid the halt of society.
@@Max-rn3eb yes. Especially learning to cook with little ingredients. I've seen some guy from the UK who does a bunch of challenges in this sense and he also forages in some of them and is just a great channel to watch. He also makes videos on tricking indian scammers. You might know him but I forgot his name lol.
@@naman245 tankless water heater from Amazon. $200 for a 2 personubit $600 or less for a family unit. It has saved me thousands over the past 5 years. Unlimited hot water. The only high cost may be if you pay an electrician/plumber to install/wireing about $1000.
I'll be real, Luke and I might disagree on some things but the way he talks, the topics he picks, and how thorough he is in very interesting to listen to, and i enjoy listening to him explain these topics. great work, man.
I finally understand, English opened the world for me, after learning it and mastering it at a young age I was able to learn and experience so much more of the world. My physical activity as a child let me stay fit and healthy with a good love for outdoors, every little thing you do now will have an effect later, and if you learn more and get more xp you will be able to get even more in the future
I think we need to become more resilient as communities, not just as individuals. That philosophy would probably work for everyone. When you handle things like food, or political decisions, or less used things like tools in groups of no more than a few dozen, you combine efficiency and social interaction with WAY more independence than corporations give us.
You know what? I really respect you. I’m an ELT department student, and I believe you and I have so much in common. I hope to type comments on your future videos like this when I’m studying MY phd :)
I left within the first months at Uni. Really fucking hated it there, i felt like everyone was staring, i was forced into group projects that i hated. Im not a very good student so the others are always gonna get angry with me eventually. I wish i could move somwhere and just make it on my own, but im never gonna have the finances to do that.
@@thesaddestdude3575 Go online, all that matter is the degree. I've done my entire degree online and didn't have to put up with any politics or stupid people
literally everything you said is how I live my life. I have 10 acres in Texas, built my own house, have a good small community of neighbors, animals, and yes I have multiple Linux box's.
Bought first home in December. Already got several months of home grown vegetables preserved and frozen. Heating system broke yesterday, but we have two redundant systems so all is well. Good heuristic ya got there - if all economic activity stops from tomorrow until forever, my family can survive & thrive off homegrown organic veg + wild rabbit, goat & deer... despite me being an IT wagecuck in the day time
I disagree to an extent with the "Have less friends" statement, you should have better quality friends, and the more quality friends the better. What you should be having less of are the low quality acquaintances that don't bring anything to your life, those are the people I think you are reffering to.
his heuristic has its merits but so does having community. Young people, especially young guys have the natural advantage of being able to "lone wolf" it, but in the long run it's optimal to balance independence with community (friends, family, church, local organizations, etc. at a base level). I think this is true whether you live in a big city or in Luke Smith's little town.
@@P3rformula If you live in a big city, chances are you're surrounded by parasites who would be both unwilling and unable to bring anything to the table. Pfff community, what is that - the government gradually replaced my community with people who don't even speak English in the home.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher - do you agree that there needs to be a balance between community and independence/self-reliance in one's life? I think that somene living in a big city will have a higher tendancy to look to government to solve problems vs people in more rural areas. I think you and I can agree on that.
After my stint in The Feds - honestly - trust nobody. People will happily snitch/rat on you just to keep their privileges and their freedoms - even family and your community will do that to ya as well: throw you under the bus.
I keep a file of quotes that I feel are important enough to go back to and reflect on multiple times in the future. I added Luke's bit about making decisions based on how it affects your independence. And while most of my other quotes reflect on the human condition I feel like Luke's statement is incredibly important in acting as a guide on how to keep our internal compasses pointed to true north when we fool ourselves into thinking that life is complicated.
I agree with many points especially the ones who intersect with the solarpunk and decentralization of society but i would advise people to seek the education formally and informally, and you are right freedom and independence rocks!
Luke! I have a similar story, I’m a 27 yr old married father of 2 boys, and in March this year I quit my pretty good job outright to start a service based business in my ABSOLUTE resentment of the system and my place in it, long story short. Basically I’m doing a trade and investing in things like wood heating and raising chickens to get anti-fragile. Obviously that’s not the end in itself, but these steps I’ve taken have been like jumping out of a boat into cool water. It’s scary but absolutely freeing. I feel very alive. I thank God for His provision, and the future non-indoctrination of my kids lol
3:57 haha I was always drawn into being independent. I read Frugalwoods and some other books on being (financially) independent. It's interesting to be reading your story and this particular heuristic of yours is very useful. Thanks Luke!
I like your point. I am also trying to be more independent. I want to move to a remote place one day but the only thing that worries me is how to make a living in such place.
I think this shows more about the quality of life, independence is only a path to follow when the crowd has become shit, but if community is amazing then it’s great to be a part of a quality team/unit :)
The loquats, limes, figs on my acreage are exploding right now. Wife is making whisky fig jam again this year and we're going to ferment the loquats to make wine. Cheers from the SC coast, keep living as a Freeman. And God bless.
We all got the wrong saying: "Time is money" No!! Truly, money is time. Because the important thing is time, and we earn it only to have more time. If we get money at the expense of time, we are suckers then. Like all who follow the wrong saying "time is money". Also another piece of advice: parents shouldn't sacrifice for their children. Then all their children have to see is a tired miserable father or a vindictive insufferable mother, and all they listen is they should be thankful (for ruining their parents' lives!), and on top of it, that they should prepare to sacrifice for their future children too. Be happy! Then have children and have them share your happiness, not lessen it.
Maybe Luke is the exact representation of satisfaction that persue of money maybe is capable of doing. I mean, for all the rich guy over there, People doesnt need a lamborghini, they only need the basic stuff to live a non "stressful" life.
Interesting. But at the end of the video you quickly said the critical flaw in this way of thinking: what would happen if I can't physically or mentally stay independant? What would happen I loose an arm , suffer from severe anxiety or just grow old alone? What am I supposed to do if I live in an harsh climate and I would want to live independantly (I'm from Quebec where winter can be extreme)? Considering these, I prefer the concept of interdependance, which accept the fact that it's almost impossible to be totally independant and, at the same time, recognize the balance of power that can exist between the two persons which are dependant on each other.
Tbh, if I had gotten red pilled earlier in my college career, I would have quite school and went back to just reading books. I actually read fewer books while I was at university.
great video. Thanks for making it. Glad you are doing well. I wish i had the same thought process in my life. It would have saved me much pain, grief and hardship. Keep up the content
7:49 people in cities in my experience do not care what others think nearly as much as people in the countryside. When my relatives from the countryside got note that i am an atheist they went nuts. in the City nobody cares about others beliefs. Also communities are not as tightly integrated in your daily life as it is on the countryside. Here in the City I could stay in my appartment for weeks (i am actually doing that right now) and live totally introverted and nobody would care. in rural areas when I did not go outside for a few day (like when I was sick) people immediatly started asking questions. I generally think living in a City is more private.
@@-whackd my relatives that live in other cities did not care. Also me being an atheist apparently was kinda the talk of the town (at least briefly) as the Kids I used to play with when I was little also got note of that. In my experience the sentiment towards things like that is a rural/city-thing however your experience may vary
I realized at a really young age, probably about 10 years old that Id make it a huge goal of mine as an adult to live as independently as possible. I hated living in a suburb where everyone hated themselves and I hated strict schedules. Currently, Im a solo artist writing, recording, and performing my own music and targeting a Southwest US state to live in where I'll be doing tons of gardening, fishing, and hunting. Id like to be as self sufficient as possible. Sure if I want a greasy pizza or some Taco Bell, that'll happen too but nothing feels better than eating something you grew or hunted yourself. We miss out on a lot of good things when you go to the market and just stick your hand out with cash or card. That isnt how it works in nature and we are part of that nature.
I used to think "I can't just start learning programming out of the blue, I need to find the best language to start with, I need to find the best tools to use, if I start with python/javascript/java I'll learn the wrong concepts and fixate the wrong ideas in my head" but eventually you learn more low level languages and it doesn't matter, just like it doesn't matter which human language you learn to speak first. Start doing anything at all in the direction of "rural living" and you'll very quickly find an overwhelming amount of knowledge that interests you and shows you new things to learn about. Don't make your starting point be some book someone suggested, that will keep you inside that bubble of ideas and you will likely be discouraged from exploring more on your own during that critical initial phase. Jump right into it and you'll learn so much. tldr just wing it bro like the other commenter said
A couple years ago I was thinking "i wish i was living how Varg (or whoever else does it) lives." Then, as I said, I just make the right choices when they came to me and bam. Easier than I thought.
@@LukeSmithxyz Main problem is how to unchain oneself from wagecucking. Both you and Varg managed to do it by having skills, creativity (yours being able to get revenue from videos) but I'd say lots of us are lacking in that aspect. You cannot be free while having to spend 8 hours on some job everyday
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New here! Question do you have the Unabomber mindset?
Have multiple sets of skills. "America, where anything can happaen" by Grigory Papashvili. Is a book about a post ww1 immigrants from Georgia who comes to America and has to learn how to work in a factory (and other things) because in his homeland his dad made him a saddle maker and a Saber sharpener by trade. In Georgia that made since but not here and vice versa.
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“i was isolating myself before it was government mandated”
Ah, you're one of those guys
@@seansmith1725 Bad or good?
@@thesaddestdude3575 Based
Metoo and I not mean #metoo
Yes, the first time I heard the term "Socially Distanced", I thought they were cutting into my action.
The virgin quarantined bugman Vs. the chad cabin in the countryside Luke
How can you live in the countryside if you’re too afraid of insects
i showed you my laminated vax card plz rspnd
@@m1kr0kosmos laminated? how can you add your biweekly boosters?
Someone lives in an apartment in the city.
@@AndrewTheMandrew531 You'll get used to them.
if Luke made a video on government surveillance, he would have walked all the way to New York by the end of it
This guy living the Stardew Valley plot line
This is it. This is the perfect video + comment combo i was looking for most of my life.
Thank you James S-Shaw.
Thank you.
Ariel Ferdman my life is complete! No one can name a better duo!
thank you
The dream. Honestly playing Stardew puts me in the blues because of how good life is in the game.
@@redvelvet5374 I started indoor gardening last year because of that game and it's been great
When you only accept currency in "Good Boy Points"
good boy points are a store of value unlike mommys fiat currency :) (5 GBP = tendie meal w/ honey mustard = X amount fiat/USD)
Good Boy Points (BAT)
@@thechosenone8808 I want to switch to only using GBP. I am done with the Fiat life
@@jayst I also use Great British Pound!
@@CommonWealthSnowew- *dunked like tea and biscuits on the battle of Somme reading Gibsons work(the fall of Rome) while living in your townhouse, where the sun barely shines*
There are always time in life when we will need the help of other, but we should strive to be able to do everything for ourselves. Example, you don't have to change your own oil, but you should know how to do it. Anytime you are dependent on others is a point of weakness, but that also doesn't mean you should have others in your life. Be strong, but be part of a community/family. I might not work on my own car, but when there is a problem, I learn about it and learn how to fix it, even if I have someone else do the work in the end. So many people are so quick to just pay someone else to do the work and don't use it as a learning experience. When I help people with their computers, I try to explain the problem to them. Most the time they don't want to hear it. They act like computers are to hard to learn, because they've been told so many times buy companies that computers are hard to use, that's why you need our software, we make it easy. When really they are just making you dependent on them.
Based. I didn't know you watch Luke's vids.
"They act like computers are to hard to learn" the amount of times I've said something relatively simple about using a computer to someone, and they say something like "oh that's too complex for me" effectively sticking their fingers in their ears and going lalala.
I don't understand why people refuse to learn like that, I presume it's just "that sounds difficult" and "difficult things require energy" and "I don't want to expend energy, therefore I wont engage". But that's going to be a terrible way to live your life.
Similar to Luke's independence based decision making. When I've thought about doing something, and my brain just wants me to not do it, I have to think, that is my brain avoiding using energy, but I don't need to worry about energy, I'm not a hunter-gatherer, therefore use the energy and do the thing.
But the real devil is in the details. You have no choice but to pick your battles; you cannot really be a uniform generalist and also be valuably competent at anything in particular. There are simply too many things to invest just a little bit of yourself into. This is the other extreme that many people take, and it is equally silly.
No, computers are not hard to learn, but really nothing at all is hard to do or learn if you have put no priorities on your time or resources.
@@homelessrobot I agree, though, I had in mind that there are far too many that would rather pick no battles.
thanks for this comment
Have less friends? Done.
That was easy, what now?
Acquire currency.
@@fullytrapped. already working on that
@@bruderdasisteinschwerermangel Fornicate with wenches.
@@mementomori8991 No wnches! A wench is bad and leaves you terribly sad!
the neet shall inherit the earth
Thanks king 👑
400 weeks
*1 MEEKS*
The meek, the kind shall inherit the Earth
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👍 🎯 Smash that like button if you couldn't take your eye off that one lone drop of loquat juice on my shirt smh. Put a comment below if you know an ffmpeg filter to remove that!
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Couldn't take my eyes off the flies lol
Didn't saw that. Now I can't take my eyes off it.
It about dries up by the end of the video. Also the gnats were swarming me because of the juice too. I guess I know now not to eat from my trees before filming lol
@@LukeSmithxyz What state did you choose? I hear Idaho & West Virginia are the spots...
Always happy to see more quality Kaczynski content from Luke
Teddy was on point.
@@TupDigital Ted had a few issues
@@phililpbhe may be mentally ill but he wasn't wrong
No one is entirely independent, and I'd caution against maximizing independence at the cost of some other meaningful component of happiness. But I think the message of the video is mostly on point.
independent from government and corporations that is
True, no one is truly independent. And it's not like a "highly industrialized capitalistic" society doesn't promote hyper independence, because it certainly does. Also, not everyone can just run off and live in the woods, become a hermit, still use tools produced by industrial society. Even in a rural, woodland environment, people still rely on government organizations and programs such as schooling, policing, the fire department and so on. It's ridiculous that people fantasize about running off into the woods, rather than to try and improve their own community.
@@GardenGhost404 most communities were purposely sabotaged from within. Do you actually believe places like California failed randomly?
@@GardenGhost404 You're bugman shitlib advocating for "wholesome chungus" socialistic BS. Take your longhouse BS & shove it up your own ass.
My ancestors (natives) relied on the environment for hunting, farming and fishing. Now I have to work and pay taxes LMAO
7:55
The true sign of a steadfast man is not swatting flies off his bald head. That's a man with conviction; that's a man ready for battle
Hes ready for world domination! I mean he seems like a cool guy so i dont mind
I find it really interesting how people who follow the linux philosophy end up with similar living situations and skills. It's great to not be dependent on everyone else to get basic life experiences. Good luck fellow independent.
I like your profile picture, i can almost guess what meme you got it from! Also how have you becoem self reliant?
He's walking on a road
he really is
@@cortezphenix9569 xD
Thanks for the free road wagies
@@texasrox2010 Lmfao
Wagie wagie get in cagie
Based and Ted-pilled
your nickname is slavpilled
What made me have a realization was when my 12th grade english teacher said to the class, when you have a car you become dependent on it, like a slave. You have to pay for the gas, repairs, insurance and other things. Same thing is with a lot of things we don't think that we're dependent on. More technology we have the more we become dependent on it. In the movie matrix one of the characters said the zion relied on machines to live.
Reminds me of the quote “the more you own the more it ends up owning you”
@@Me-eb3wvOwn little to nada
13:50 - “The Lord humbled me” - this is how real MEN look at such calamities, and not the way the modern world dictates. I’ve always respected you, and now I respect you even more for this saying!
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Well said Bruno. @Luke I just want to echo his words to show support for your honesty in showing your heart for our Lord. Please share more.
Rock Allard Thanks brother! It’s good to see Christians on this channel.
This is 100- God bless you all!!
After going neet, my family acts like I’ve never worked a day in my life. Turns out these people hated me the whole time 😂 just needed to stop working and it all came out.
No one likes a parasite
@@patriot9487Sounds like OP's parents are mad their retirement plan stopped providing.
Or they don’t respect you as a leech because they don’t have to feed and shelter you but they do anyway
@@maurice2014 after making hundreds of thousands of dollars for my family in the stock market, I’m surprised you call me a leech, you act just like them 😂 while I sit in my nice home that’s paid for and invest in awesome companies since I have a degree in corporate finance/economics/portfolio management. Some people even lie to take cheap shots at me but it’s okay, one day you will look in the mirror and apologize, then you will no longer have to lie and sabotage what others are building l 🤑.
@@maurice2014 while I feed myself amazing strawberry Frosted Flakes with chocolate granola that I bought myself. I buy and cook myself the best of meals, you people are insatiable. I am, The Stockfather, don’t ever disrespect me again. You are angry with yourself, not me and those around you 🤑
Starting a game development studio to try to break out of the wage-cage. It's not easy, but I told myself that I was done doing side-projects that don't lead to income. That logic has really helped me keep focus and keep me away from the "ooh shiny" syndrome I have when it comes to software development.
How is your studio doing, making any meaningful progress?
@@TommyGuy1111 lol doubt it. These videos are cope videos are social outcasts and parasites. The world has really crumbled.
@@TommyGuy1111 He dead as hell
>Be Luke
>Roads bad
>Walks on road
"Roads are for walking, not driving" - uncle Ted
Bublic posdal servis is nod for sendings ledder, bud sendings exblosive :-DDDDD
t. Det Cabinsgiy
Only government roads are bad. Private roads are good.
@@elinars5638 boy, u stupid
Watching Luke stroll thru that beautiful and seemingly endless greenery makes you feel like some kind of post-human entity peering 200 years into the past.
Wagie or neets , the most important thing in life is to live your life to the fullest
Not going to collage and moving to the middle of nowhere was my best life choice.
Literally nothing has changed when this whole Corona thing hit besides the local post office hanging up some plastic. And that's only since it's a federal building and has to by law.
There was never any kind of law. Only threats and coercion.
@@samuraieko5408Law of Pee, lol 😂
Did you ever use the post office? Was it ever good? And how remote are you?
But Luke, we live in a society.
we are* in a society...
I don't think hitting living levels yet
We live in a cess pit
Surrounded by.
It’s fucked that you’re judged by how much of your life you spend doing nothing at work. I’ll always remember that time when corona hit and I had a year, a whole year to just live. I woke up when I wanted to, I learned things I wanted to and was more interested cause I wasn’t burnt out. I finally got into working out again and eating right and lost a lot of weight too. Funny, the only time I was a lazy bum was at work 😅
Been all of about a year since I first saw this, quit my soulless wagie job as a "product expert" in a Mercedes dealer and started taking crypto seriously. I've now got my own business, I'm engaged and I've been following this rule since then. Thank you so much Luke
What's your business?
@@theskyizblue2day431 crypto company, property company and promotion company
@@ewanharkes5100 what's a promotion company
@@ewanharkes5100 Fake ass.
I started cooking less than a year ago, not only to save money but also maintain a routine for my sanity. It’s one of the more valuable skills amid the halt of society.
cooking is the best
@@Max-rn3eb yes. Especially learning to cook with little ingredients. I've seen some guy from the UK who does a bunch of challenges in this sense and he also forages in some of them and is just a great channel to watch. He also makes videos on tricking indian scammers. You might know him but I forgot his name lol.
@@vali69 Maybe its kitborga?
Also, i dont really like putting the effort in, i just kind of make somthing simple like a sandwich or somthing.
@@thesaddestdude3575 it's atomic shrimp. Dunno how I forgot his name.
@@vali69 Well, il check him out! Pretty sure ive seen his videos before!
>lord humbled me, my water heater broke
He's telling you to take cold showers
Ours broke today too lol
FMJackal God wants you to be tough which is why he created cold showers
@FMJackal only if you are gay or low test
@@francisnorthwood7862 Cold showers are for peter puffers and 3rd worlders.
@@naman245 tankless water heater from Amazon. $200 for a 2 personubit $600 or less for a family unit.
It has saved me thousands over the past 5 years. Unlimited hot water. The only high cost may be if you pay an electrician/plumber to install/wireing about $1000.
>self reliant
>uses a package manager
I'll be real, Luke and I might disagree on some things but the way he talks, the topics he picks, and how thorough he is in very interesting to listen to, and i enjoy listening to him explain these topics. great work, man.
Very interesting perspective.
I once knew a man on youtube who had a similar perspective...
One might say... he had a THULEAN perspective?
Huh wow
I finally understand, English opened the world for me, after learning it and mastering it at a young age I was able to learn and experience so much more of the world. My physical activity as a child let me stay fit and healthy with a good love for outdoors, every little thing you do now will have an effect later, and if you learn more and get more xp you will be able to get even more in the future
I think we need to become more resilient as communities, not just as individuals. That philosophy would probably work for everyone.
When you handle things like food, or political decisions, or less used things like tools in groups of no more than a few dozen, you combine efficiency and social interaction with WAY more independence than corporations give us.
Luke, the last step is cold showers.
You nearly got it, shame on you.
Lol yeah I was taking them for about a week. T levels were off the charts. Hyper-motivated. It's no meme!
@@LukeSmithxyz How is your midichlorian level?
Wim Hoff is a vegan shill and race mixer. His "method" is hyperventilating and shooting your cortisol levels through the roof.
@@wireshrub if you inject them with blue paint it is
@@Eli-ne3vu Cortisol can be bad though.
You know what? I really respect you. I’m an ELT department student, and I believe you and I have so much in common. I hope to type comments on your future videos like this when I’m studying MY phd :)
"Put out or show up"
-Luke Smith
I have never felt so free in my life after I started running sed 11q, I can only imagine how free it would be to have my own land too.
Keep reading man pages, you'll get there.
What is sed 11q
@@tonyh1345 Better head
@@sharper4221 blow j0b?
@@sharper4221 BL0W JOBS?!???!!!!
This is exactly why I left the PhD studies. Even though I really loved uni environment while during the Master's degree.
I left within the first months at Uni. Really fucking hated it there, i felt like everyone was staring, i was forced into group projects that i hated. Im not a very good student so the others are always gonna get angry with me eventually. I wish i could move somwhere and just make it on my own, but im never gonna have the finances to do that.
@@thesaddestdude3575 Go online, all that matter is the degree. I've done my entire degree online and didn't have to put up with any politics or stupid people
@@thesaddestdude3575 I don't know where I read it but the entire occupation of academia is built of on lack of any other vocationality.
I really needed to hear this. You really lifted my spirits.
literally everything you said is how I live my life. I have 10 acres in Texas, built my own house, have a good small community of neighbors, animals, and yes I have multiple Linux box's.
boxes
Your an example to all of us
N.P.W.W = Neet Pride World Wide :D
Bought first home in December. Already got several months of home grown vegetables preserved and frozen. Heating system broke yesterday, but we have two redundant systems so all is well. Good heuristic ya got there - if all economic activity stops from tomorrow until forever, my family can survive & thrive off homegrown organic veg + wild rabbit, goat & deer... despite me being an IT wagecuck in the day time
I’m going to try that line on my wife. “Put out or shut up.”
do you still have wife?
@@bestinjames3518 No she exploded in a toaster/pine tree/ beachball related accident.
@@thesaddestdude3575 i like your name we should be friends
As a poor college student, this hurts me more than you would think.
This video feels so relatable for where I'm at in my life right now, very inspiring
Bald guy discovers social alienation and solves it with escapism: The movie
I disagree to an extent with the "Have less friends" statement, you should have better quality friends, and the more quality friends the better.
What you should be having less of are the low quality acquaintances that don't bring anything to your life, those are the people I think you are reffering to.
his heuristic has its merits but so does having community. Young people, especially young guys have the natural advantage of being able to "lone wolf" it, but in the long run it's optimal to balance independence with community (friends, family, church, local organizations, etc. at a base level). I think this is true whether you live in a big city or in Luke Smith's little town.
@@P3rformula If you live in a big city, chances are you're surrounded by parasites who would be both unwilling and unable to bring anything to the table. Pfff community, what is that - the government gradually replaced my community with people who don't even speak English in the home.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher - do you agree that there needs to be a balance between community and independence/self-reliance in one's life?
I think that somene living in a big city will have a higher tendancy to look to government to solve problems vs people in more rural areas. I think you and I can agree on that.
@@P3rformula yes - one of the many reasons ppl are all f'd up these days
After my stint in The Feds - honestly - trust nobody. People will happily snitch/rat on you just to keep their privileges and their freedoms - even family and your community will do that to ya as well: throw you under the bus.
Wtf luke?!? Bread and circuses city life is my will and you question it?!
I keep a file of quotes that I feel are important enough to go back to and reflect on multiple times in the future. I added Luke's bit about making decisions based on how it affects your independence. And while most of my other quotes reflect on the human condition I feel like Luke's statement is incredibly important in acting as a guide on how to keep our internal compasses pointed to true north when we fool ourselves into thinking that life is complicated.
I agree with many points especially the ones who intersect with the solarpunk and decentralization of society but i would advise people to seek the education formally and informally, and you are right freedom and independence rocks!
Luke! I have a similar story,
I’m a 27 yr old married father of 2 boys, and in March this year I quit my pretty good job outright to start a service based business in my ABSOLUTE resentment of the system and my place in it, long story short.
Basically I’m doing a trade and investing in things like wood heating and raising chickens to get anti-fragile.
Obviously that’s not the end in itself, but these steps I’ve taken have been like jumping out of a boat into cool water.
It’s scary but absolutely freeing. I feel very alive. I thank God for His provision, and the future non-indoctrination of my kids lol
"I substitute your indoctrination with my own!"
poor boys :)
3:57 haha I was always drawn into being independent. I read Frugalwoods and some other books on being (financially) independent. It's interesting to be reading your story and this particular heuristic of yours is very useful. Thanks Luke!
Haven't watched but I already know it's gonna be a good one
I like your point. I am also trying to be more independent. I want to move to a remote place one day but the only thing that worries me is how to make a living in such place.
Yeah all us sub 6s must go hermit. Its the rational thing to do
I think this shows more about the quality of life, independence is only a path to follow when the crowd has become shit, but if community is amazing then it’s great to be a part of a quality team/unit :)
SAdly a lot of high academia people are very self conceited and dealing with them is very difficult if you have uncle Teds and "satori" POV.
the virgin phd student vs the chad youtuber
"Put out or show up" Someone's been tricking you luke.
Exactly, the people who went camping and stuff during the lockdowns were the smartest people alive
These videos on your channel that focus on life are very helpful and they always bring me down to earth. Thanks for putting them out there.
Love that you just talk about everything you want and not just about GNU+Linux.
If you can be a self fulfilling neet, who is able to actually do things you strive for and enjoy, power to you.
luke being luke and steadily falling for each and every imageboard meme.
Falling for imageboard memes>being a bugman
T-Pizzle bugman?
Jay Bee me :(
@@napoleoncontreras4184 boobi
@@TPizzle96 they just do it to make themselves feel better lol
This is very insightful, thank you for this video Luke.
The loquats, limes, figs on my acreage are exploding right now. Wife is making whisky fig jam again this year and we're going to ferment the loquats to make wine. Cheers from the SC coast, keep living as a Freeman.
And God bless.
Luke is slowly turning into Uncle Ted
Also a big thing with confidence, especially social confidence and many other things, is to greatly reduce, or completely quit caulking yourself.
We all got the wrong saying: "Time is money"
No!! Truly, money is time. Because the important thing is time, and we earn it only to have more time. If we get money at the expense of time, we are suckers then. Like all who follow the wrong saying "time is money".
Also another piece of advice: parents shouldn't sacrifice for their children. Then all their children have to see is a tired miserable father or a vindictive insufferable mother, and all they listen is they should be thankful (for ruining their parents' lives!), and on top of it, that they should prepare to sacrifice for their future children too.
Be happy! Then have children and have them share your happiness, not lessen it.
what a great comment
I really like these strolling advice videos.
Face Touches in this video: 49-ish
very autizdigg
I have seen your 87 videos, didn't subscribe or like. Today you talked something very very important and real, keep doing this great job mate
What’s the reason for not subscribing?
Honkler - he doesnt want to be dependent on luke obviously
But now I am.
I have joined the legion
@@shubhampawar7921 Welcome!
Maybe Luke is the exact representation of satisfaction that persue of money maybe is capable of doing. I mean, for all the rich guy over there, People doesnt need a lamborghini, they only need the basic stuff to live a non "stressful" life.
Thanks for giving a new perspective for decision making.
"Put out or shut up" is my favourite pick up line
Great advice! I’m so glad to have a term to put with the thoughts I’ve been having.
Synopsis: The city is a giant black box.
Interesting. But at the end of the video you quickly said the critical flaw in this way of thinking: what would happen if I can't physically or mentally stay independant? What would happen I loose an arm , suffer from severe anxiety or just grow old alone? What am I supposed to do if I live in an harsh climate and I would want to live independantly (I'm from Quebec where winter can be extreme)? Considering these, I prefer the concept of interdependance, which accept the fact that it's almost impossible to be totally independant and, at the same time, recognize the balance of power that can exist between the two persons which are dependant on each other.
Survival of the fittest breh
boomer walks around and rants, this is the content i subscribed for
“Cities are bad.” - Luke Smith, 2020
@8:03 "put out or show up" - the two primary methods for keeping your job working for a one Mr. Boomington.
This was an excellent video. SO VERY TRUE! Thank you Luke.
The world isn't falling apart, it can't, but if you watched MSM you'd believe it was.
Giant metropolises (or even any shit made of concrete, steel, glass) were always unfamiliar to live in.
Everything you say, always makes sense to me.
Tbh, if I had gotten red pilled earlier in my college career, I would have quite school and went back to just reading books. I actually read fewer books while I was at university.
great video. Thanks for making it. Glad you are doing well. I wish i had the same thought process in my life. It would have saved me much pain, grief and hardship. Keep up the content
Love your channel and mindset man, I just wish I had the self discipline to be able to live that lifestyle.
7:49 people in cities in my experience do not care what others think nearly as much as people in the countryside. When my relatives from the countryside got note that i am an atheist they went nuts. in the City nobody cares about others beliefs. Also communities are not as tightly integrated in your daily life as it is on the countryside. Here in the City I could stay in my appartment for weeks (i am actually doing that right now) and live totally introverted and nobody would care. in rural areas when I did not go outside for a few day (like when I was sick) people immediatly started asking questions. I generally think living in a City is more private.
The real big brained take is that we introverts should create our own -compound- rural community.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD rule #1. no one in the community is to question absences. if we died, we died
@@-whackd my relatives that live in other cities did not care. Also me being an atheist apparently was kinda the talk of the town (at least briefly) as the Kids I used to play with when I was little also got note of that.
In my experience the sentiment towards things like that is a rural/city-thing however your experience may vary
This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks, man.
The hardest part is finding a woman who will live with you like this
Pov: your weird uncle is holding you hostage and reading his manifesto
I realized at a really young age, probably about 10 years old that Id make it a huge goal of mine as an adult to live as independently as possible. I hated living in a suburb where everyone hated themselves and I hated strict schedules. Currently, Im a solo artist writing, recording, and performing my own music and targeting a Southwest US state to live in where I'll be doing tons of gardening, fishing, and hunting. Id like to be as self sufficient as possible. Sure if I want a greasy pizza or some Taco Bell, that'll happen too but nothing feels better than eating something you grew or hunted yourself. We miss out on a lot of good things when you go to the market and just stick your hand out with cash or card. That isnt how it works in nature and we are part of that nature.
In terms of knowledge: do you have some books (or maybe tutorials) on rural living to recommend?
Just wing it bro
I used to think "I can't just start learning programming out of the blue, I need to find the best language to start with, I need to find the best tools to use, if I start with python/javascript/java I'll learn the wrong concepts and fixate the wrong ideas in my head"
but eventually you learn more low level languages and it doesn't matter, just like it doesn't matter which human language you learn to speak first.
Start doing anything at all in the direction of "rural living" and you'll very quickly find an overwhelming amount of knowledge that interests you and shows you new things to learn about. Don't make your starting point be some book someone suggested, that will keep you inside that bubble of ideas and you will likely be discouraged from exploring more on your own during that critical initial phase.
Jump right into it and you'll learn so much.
tldr just wing it bro like the other commenter said
nice and stable video :>
God I wish I was living how Luke is
A couple years ago I was thinking "i wish i was living how Varg (or whoever else does it) lives." Then, as I said, I just make the right choices when they came to me and bam. Easier than I thought.
@@LukeSmithxyz Main problem is how to unchain oneself from wagecucking. Both you and Varg managed to do it by having skills, creativity (yours being able to get revenue from videos) but I'd say lots of us are lacking in that aspect. You cannot be free while having to spend 8 hours on some job everyday
If you experience no changes during this crisis, it could also mean that you are a NEET leeching off of someone whose life is in turmoil.
One thing Luke's videos make me realize about myself is that I walk fast
I agree with you.
Independence it is always a good thing.
Wanderful video, thank you for posting it.