Joining a Commune

Ninetales · 06-08-2018, 03:14 PM

**Janszoon** · 06-08-2018, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

That was a great series.

Lisnaholic · 06-09-2018, 08:58 AM

Yes, I'm surprised too that Batlord is the member to voice such yearnings as these. Everybody with any spirit has imagined this kind of escape I suspect, but the statistics aren't very promising. After all, things did not go well for the Into The Wild guy. Basically, the hermit life is miserable, imo, even before you get sick or have an accident, at which point it turns into hell.

Communes also have a pretty high failure rate: long ago I read a compendium about American communes from about 1850 to the hippy era and every one, sad to say, succumbed to one or more of the following:-
+ economic hardship
+ leaders going off the rails and becoming abusive
+ internecine rivalries and factional disputes

Sorry to pour cold water on an idealistic scheme, but if u want my advice, I'd suggest you take a holiday in which you can at least experiment with some of the things you have in mind before making any kind of commitment. This guy, for example, did a Mondo and went on the bum in his college vacations:-

~~MicShazam~~ · 06-08-2018, 03:18 PM

Mormonism comes with some weird religious/cult like baggage, so that's not an option.

I can understand the desire to cut down and find a way to live a simpler life. I've had the thought myself. Instead of a radical move like joinging a commune, I've just cut down on certain things in order to have a quieter, more grounded life. I don't ever watch TV at all. Don't have any channels. I don't really watch youtube videos much anymore. Most of my internet time is dedicated to music these days. And I try to spend more time reading books and comics (offline in paper form!), either in silence or with a CD on the stereo. My cellphone also has no internet connection, so I only use it for calls and a rare sms. I also rarely play video games these days.

I know it's not quite what you're talking about Batlord, but I have found that just getting rid of some mental chaff and distractions this way makes for a big difference. Whether it's connected or not, I don't know, but I'm also generally less angry, less depressed than I used to be.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-08-2018, 03:39 PM

I've thought if this was possible before. Some place where guys can just live off the land.

Would imagine it was possible in the US.

The Batlord · 06-08-2018, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

dirty ****ing hippy

I laugh at the idea that you can implement your ideas politically, but I'd kill a million people in a heartbeat if I thought you actually could.

OccultHawk · 06-08-2018, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I laugh at the idea that you can implement your ideas politically, but I'd kill a million people in a heartbeat if I thought you actually could.

I’d kill billions

That’s probably what it would take too

The Batlord · 06-08-2018, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I'm a Marxist not a hippy, I'm not up for that live off the land ****

Then what the **** are you up for?

Chiomara · 06-08-2018, 05:00 PM

I constantly fantasize about starting my own lesbian spinster witch commune, or, alternately, just creating an isolated yurt village with no particular theme and just letting whoever live there. We would live in hobbit holes (but I'd live in a nearby lighthouse because that's just how it has to be) and have a little farm in the center, and at least 20 dogs and some chickens, and then it'll fall apart once I and probably several others realize that we do not actually know one single thing about farming or homesteading. (And then we die, which is fine) I've considered joining existing communes in the past but I can't bear a lot of new age hippie types (a specific type of new age hippie, I mean-- plenty of them can be fun though) so I'd be fairly hesitant. Unless they were strictly Forbidden from speaking to me and my several miniature donkeys. And this all seems rather nice in my head but not as nice as the idea of living in a cave behind a water fall where I'd make my own goat cheese and play the lyre badly.

I can't remember the name of the dude, but there was/is this one person-- I think he might have been the mayor of some tiny town prior to all this-- started a commune of sorts based around "radical truth" or something and everyone was obligated to get rid of any and all mental filters they had and blurt out whatever was passing through their mind at all times even if it was violent or vulgar or unwanted. Oh, and they were all nudists, too, I believe.

The Batlord · 06-08-2018, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiomara

I constantly fantasize about starting my own lesbian spinster witch commune, or, alternately, just creating an isolated yurt village with no particular theme and just letting whoever live there. We would live in hobbit holes (but I'd live in a nearby lighthouse because that's just how it has to be) and have a little farm in the center, and at least 20 dogs and some chickens, and then it'll fall apart once I and probably several others realize that we do not actually know one single thing about farming or homesteading. (And then we die, which is fine) I've considered joining existing communes in the past but I can't bear a lot of new age hippie types (a specific type of new age hippie, I mean-- plenty of them can be fun though) so I'd be fairly hesitant. Unless they were strictly Forbidden from speaking to me and my several miniature donkeys. And this all seems rather nice in my head but not as nice as the idea of living in a cave behind a water fall where I'd make my own goat cheese and play the lyre badly.

I can't remember the name of the dude, but there was/is this one person-- I think he might have been the mayor of some tiny town prior to all this-- started a commune of sorts based around "radical truth" or something and everyone was obligated to get rid of any and all mental filters they had and blurt out whatever was passing through their mind at all times even if it was violent or vulgar or unwanted. Oh, and they were all nudists, too, I believe.

One of the most depressing moments of my adult life was when I researched lighthouses and found that at least in America they're now all automated so if you want to be a lighthouse keeper then **** you you're screwed.

06-09-2018, 08:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, I'm surprised too that Batlord is the member to voice such yearnings as these. Everybody with any spirit has imagined this kind of escape I suspect, but the statistics aren't very promising. After all, things did not go well for the Into The Wild guy. Basically, the hermit life is miserable, imo, even before you get sick or have an accident, at which point it turns into hell. Communes also have a pretty high failure rate: long ago I read a compendium about American communes from about 1850 to the hippy era and every one, sad to say, succumbed to one or more of the following:- + economic hardship + leaders going off the rails and becoming abusive + internecine rivalries and factional disputes Sorry to pour cold water on an idealistic scheme, but if u want my advice, I'd suggest you take a holiday in which you can at least experiment with some of the things you have in mind before making any kind of commitment. This guy, for example, did a Mondo and went on the bum in his college vacations:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

06-08-2018, 05:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chiomara mayor of spookytown Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 812	I constantly fantasize about starting my own lesbian spinster witch commune, or, alternately, just creating an isolated yurt village with no particular theme and just letting whoever live there. We would live in hobbit holes (but I'd live in a nearby lighthouse because that's just how it has to be) and have a little farm in the center, and at least 20 dogs and some chickens, and then it'll fall apart once I and probably several others realize that we do not actually know one single thing about farming or homesteading. (And then we die, which is fine) I've considered joining existing communes in the past but I can't bear a lot of new age hippie types (a specific type of new age hippie, I mean-- plenty of them can be fun though) so I'd be fairly hesitant. Unless they were strictly Forbidden from speaking to me and my several miniature donkeys. And this all seems rather nice in my head but not as nice as the idea of living in a cave behind a water fall where I'd make my own goat cheese and play the lyre badly. I can't remember the name of the dude, but there was/is this one person-- I think he might have been the mayor of some tiny town prior to all this-- started a commune of sorts based around "radical truth" or something and everyone was obligated to get rid of any and all mental filters they had and blurt out whatever was passing through their mind at all times even if it was violent or vulgar or unwanted. Oh, and they were all nudists, too, I believe. __________________ Χρυσοσανδαλαιμοποτιχθονία Tumblr - 8tracks - Spotify

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06-08-2018, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Mormonism comes with some weird religious/cult like baggage, so that's not an option. I can understand the desire to cut down and find a way to live a simpler life. I've had the thought myself. Instead of a radical move like joinging a commune, I've just cut down on certain things in order to have a quieter, more grounded life. I don't ever watch TV at all. Don't have any channels. I don't really watch youtube videos much anymore. Most of my internet time is dedicated to music these days. And I try to spend more time reading books and comics (offline in paper form!), either in silence or with a CD on the stereo. My cellphone also has no internet connection, so I only use it for calls and a rare sms. I also rarely play video games these days. I know it's not quite what you're talking about Batlord, but I have found that just getting rid of some mental chaff and distractions this way makes for a big difference. Whether it's connected or not, I don't know, but I'm also generally less angry, less depressed than I used to be.

06-08-2018, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	I've thought if this was possible before. Some place where guys can just live off the land. Would imagine it was possible in the US.