[kashkhan]

there's a reason humans build cities. The wild is out to kill you. Pretty but deadly.

[coldtea]

>there's a reason humans build cities

Yes: historically, the presence of tons of people on "the wild" periphery to grow and sell them their food, so they can live off of them...

[csomar]

The dude is trying to have his cake and eat it too. Going into the wild with his civilization made gadgets, and the assurance that he can come back.

The wild without that? It’s wild.

A more balanced approach is to move to the country-side and work remote. Many people do that. But I guess that wouldn’t be too novel to get Twitter and social media attention.

[Waterluvian]

Not disagreeing. But someone once said it differently and it clicked for me: the wild is out to utilize you. We build cities in part to invert that status quo.

[coldtea]

If so, then we've failed. Nothing is built to utilize you and make you into a cog, a sucker, and sees you like a wallet, more than the city..

[rrsmtz]

Let’s not forget that society is also out to kill you and utilize you. HN commenters are near the top of the food chain, while exploited third-world workers and oppressed groups are at the bottom.