I would live in a small cabin on a large piece of land and be as self-sufficient as possible, using solar and wind energy and selling any extra I am able to produce (of either electricity or food or goods of some kind) to buy staples I cannot produce or do not know how to produce myself. I would do this for the peace and serenity. I would do this for the peace of mind that I am not dependent on such a fragile social structure as we have today. It's kind of a be-your-own-boss kind of scenario, except there's no customers, no ringing phones, no BS. It's just you and nature and you would do it out of necessity, so the motivation would definitely be there. In my opinion, modern society is overrated and the benefits of such do not outweigh the costs.

Unfortunately, there is no more homestead law. All the land is owned by somebody or some entity and what land is available for sale is either way overpriced or land you could never grow anything on unless you trucked in loads and loads of good dirt. Not to mention the property taxes. It's almost as if someone (either the government or someone else) is trying to keep people from doing such as this. It's a real shame considering how many people would love to do this, how much better it would be for the environment, and how much happier and healthier those people would be.

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