re: Could you live here for 1 year with no cell phone, wifi, computer, etc?

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I would bet most who say they could wouldn't he able to.

The world has changed. Cell phones, internet, etc have become ubiquitous in our lives. It would be a complete lifestyle change. It would be no different a struggle than losing weight or quitting smoking.

This would require a long adjustment period that I think most people would struggle with. Especially the sample size of this website that would probably be heavier than normal phone/internet users.

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I don't it's even the tech, it's the forward motion of all of our lives that would require the most adjustment.

Even taking a break from the world for a year, everything you do would grind to a halt. Career. How you interact with people. The tech just supports that, but the constant commotion of the world that drives everything, including how successful we all are, that's the thing you are giving up in this scenario.

If I had enough money to exist like this AFTER the year, then yes. Otherwise, it would be a struggle to catch back up for anyone and get back to where I was when I left. That's the biggest burdle.