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A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by Theyeaheach »

sooper wrote: post #49
everdev wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stumbled across this documentary on PBS years ago and couldn't stop watching it. Something about the old production quality and narrative was an enjoyable departure from the tension building in most modern documentaries.

As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

Used to be good, but too many copycats has saturated the aurora of the primitive technologist.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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sooper wrote: post #49
everdev wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stumbled across this documentary on PBS years ago and couldn't stop watching it. Something about the old production quality and narrative was an enjoyable departure from the tension building in most modern documentaries.

As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

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Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by devuo »

Theyeaheach wrote: post #51
sooper wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

Used to be good, but too many copycats has saturated the aurora of the primitive technologist.

That makes no sense. We're not talking about a commodity that's for sale and thus, loses its market value as the market becomes saturated by Chinese knock-offs and look-a-likes. It's more than just a show for the mindless consumption of viewers on social media. Primitive Technology videos came from his own personal interest and love for the art of craftsmanship itself, thus, his videos have not lost any of their value, as his motives and drive were never commercial to begin with.

It's your option to eat fast-food, but in no way does that devaluate high end cuisine.

edit: typo

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by mcv »

himom wrote: post #18

Also, a Japanese guy has lived on an island “alone” for roughly the same time: Japan’s Naked Island Hermit: VICE INTL (2014) https://youtu.be/ZBtBePnUOZU The thing is there are varying degrees of hermitage and a true hermit obviously doesn’t give interviews. ;)

A hermit is anyone who intentionally separates themselves from society. Mauro Morandi is also a hermit if you ask me.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by icantdrive55 »

chrisblackwell wrote: post #8

I find these stories about people like this exhilarating. I think we all yearn to do this, and yet few of us do.

Watch the episode of The Andy Griffith Show where the Howard Sprague decides to take the road less traveled.

(In all honestly, living on an remote island is better than being homeless on Market Street--I guess? It's too bad, I need to compare everything, to being homeless, in the great country of America?)

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by Jaruzel »

tbtowzhtow wrote: post #29
Jaruzel wrote: post #27

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It's only been posted twice to HN, today and 15 days ago. Both times by the same person. They obviously thought it was interesting, and by the fact it's now on the HN front page, [probably] means that the HN community found it interesting also. HN is not a current-news site; posts should be [from the FAQ]: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to r…

First time, no comments. Just an observation.

Monitor the New page, you'll see MOST submissions don't get any engagement, that doesn't mean they are not interesting to someone.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by gambiting »

Rodeoclash wrote: post #17

I read another diary online from a man who lived alone on one of the pacific islands. I want to to say that it was in the 1970s but I can't be sure. I think he was originally a New Zealander. It was fascinating reading, describing how the wild pigs on the island would eat his freshly planted vegetable garden and how he hid up a tree at night until they showed up before leaping down to kill one of them. Also the regre…

>>Also the regret he felt after killing the animal.

I feel like a lot of people would benefit from knowing the cost behind meat production. I eat meat, but growing up on a farm in the "old days" when you could still do this soft of thing, I have witnessed a pig being killed by literally stabbing it in the neck through the artery and waiting until it bleeds out, and then gutting it within minutes after death while the flesh is still warm. The whole process made you very aware of what goes into making a sausage or a porkchop and appreciate it a lot more, and nowadays I get upset about wasting food in general.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by alphadevx »

sdrothrock wrote: post #42
Rodeoclash wrote: post #21

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That was it. The site that I read the story on was here: http://www.janesoceania.com/suvarov_tom_neale/index.htm If you can look past the garish design of the site, it's great reading.

I didn't realize that this was actually a book until digging around a bit more for less garish alternatives: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0918024765

It's a fantastic book, strongly recommend.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

sooper wrote: post #49
everdev wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stumbled across this documentary on PBS years ago and couldn't stop watching it. Something about the old production quality and narrative was an enjoyable departure from the tension building in most modern documentaries.

As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

A shame that guy / channel doesn't have more videos, and/or there's a lot of repetition in it. I like it though.

Re: A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

subatomic wrote: post #44
giarc wrote: post #13

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You may be interested in this one as well then. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1874815/ It's about a guy that walked the entire length of the Amazon river. Took 2 1/2 years.

That would be Ed Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stafford . He has many TV series where he survives starting with nothing (other than camera gear) and some other shows. Probably the most entertaining, down-to-earth and genuine survivalists on tv.

A bit overly dramatic if you ask me though.
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