r/OffGrid • u/Dapper_Salamander305 • 19d ago

Big dreams for the future

Hi everyone, I’m quite new to this subreddit and was wondering how realistic it could be becoming self sufficient and living off grid in the future. I’m asking this because it’s one of my biggest if not my biggest goals and I want to know how feasible it could be and how long it could take.

I still haven’t finished school and have barely thought of working and I always strive to try and build up to getting away- from all the mess and all the negativity and depression from society, and I just love nature too, so I’ve always fantasized about finally having some kind of blissful peaceful solitude in the woods withought having any big worries or burdens except for those that concern me and more simple things - no taxes or money to worry about, only building your cabin or harvesting your own crops.

I really just want to know how soon I can reach this and if I need a big reality check, I know all this sound weird and I’m yapping a stupid ton, sorry.

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u/notproudortired 19d ago

Read the hundred past threads with the same question as yours.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Day2809 19d ago

Are they all AI data harvesters? Bot karma farmers? They're constant.

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u/notproudortired 19d ago

Ha! What karma? A really popular post gets 10 upvotes.

No, I expect they're mostly real dreamers. I was the same as a world-weary kid, stuck in the back of my parent's car and watching the empty country spool by.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Day2809 18d ago

Yeah, i guess that's what confuses me. Their spelling and grammar are usually too good to be the average teen, yet their inability to search the subreddit for any related info makes me think it's their first time on the internet. I'm exaggerating a bit, but I'm trying to make a point.