So many people don’t understand why we live in a society, and apparently have no capacity for empathy.

They’re free to go live in the wilderness, with no roads, no fire department, no water or electricity, no services whatever, and find out how much they’re actually benefiting from our collective.

They won’t, because though they like to complain, they’re pussies who can’t be bothered to think for 5 minutes that the fact they can read and write their snarky bullshit is because they benefitted from free education, else they’d be illiterate.

But gods forbid they pay back the overwhelming amount they benefit from society in a small way. It’s fucking infuriating.

You are not free to do any of those things as the land is owned and you would be squatting. These people are removed by force. There is no choice except engage with society as there are no other options.

You’d have to buy your own land, of course.

But you could buy a tiny plot in the middle of nowhere, not hook up any utilities or have roads, and just live off your land if you wanted.

There are small parcels in the middle of noplace that nobody wants because there are no roads, utilities, or other services.

Small parcels? Australia and many other places are pretty much empty. And yes, nobody wants to be there for a reason.

Yeah, but the ‘nobody wants to be there for a reason’ is my whole point.

It will absolutely suck for you. That’s why civilisation is better, and also why we have to make some concessions to be in a society.

There’s literally no utopia where everything is perfect. There literally never was.

If you want societal amenities, you have to pay for them in some small way, and if you don’t, your like will be very hard. Those have always been the choices.