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PaulDavisThe1styesterday at 5:58 PM1 replyview on HN

> You can skip paying those, if you stop living in society, many done that before, and it is still possible.

Actually, generally speaking this is almost certainly not possible for more than short periods of time.


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embedding-shapeyesterday at 6:21 PM

It certainly is possible, people do it all the time, in various countries. Most of the time we call them "homeless", but also there are people who literally set up camp in the forest then stay there, it isn't unheard of.

The book "The Stranger in the Woods" is one such case, about a man who lived in the woods for 27 years by himself.

That said, it isn't easy, and it's harder in some countries than others, but I'd still say it's possible in many countries today, YMMV.

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