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You Can’t Leave

You know, I've always had this fantasy dream of forming my own little town, or even a nation, where all the work available makes you feel like you have a purpose, like you're not just working for a few pieces of paper to buy some cheap processed food. But, then I thought about it one day and realized, I couldn't even pack my bags & just live out on my own. You can't go off and build a cabin cause if it's not private land it's likely “protected” by the government. You can't leave to another country without paying for a passport (plus the complexity of becoming a citizen in another country). You can't even float off to some random island without someone eventually showing up & telling you to leave. So we're all stuck here. With no choice but to work the rest of our days, starve, or go…


You know, I've always had this fantasy dream of forming my own little town, or even a nation, where all the work available makes you feel like you have a purpose, like you're not just working for a few pieces of paper to buy some cheap processed food.

But, then I thought about it one day and realized, I couldn't even pack my bags & just live out on my own. You can't go off and build a cabin cause if it's not private land it's likely “protected” by the government. You can't leave to another country without paying for a passport (plus the complexity of becoming a citizen in another country). You can't even float off to some random island without someone eventually showing up & telling you to leave.

So we're all stuck here. With no choice but to work the rest of our days, starve, or go to prison.

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