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re: Could you live a hermetic life?

Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:32 am to
Posted by Lucky McTuesday
The Great State of Texas
Member since Sep 2025
292 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:32 am to
That's a great answer. Thank you.
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
6890 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:47 am to
I could live with a lot less human interaction, but to say 0 other human interaction, I don't think a single person on this message board could do it in reality. I do like spending a week in the forest hunting and fishing, and could absolutely do it for a few months, but eternally alone is not a sustainable lifestyle for well north of 99% of people.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
18635 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:52 am to
Never again see people? No.

I could live in a very secluded place alone assuming I didn't have my wife and children in the world, but would want to travel "into to town" occasionally, like once a month. I'd also want to be able to listen to music and watch movies, that probably breaks your rules.
Posted by Slingscode
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2011
2186 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:53 am to
No one has mentioned the health aspect of this.
One or two abcessed teeth, or a medical condion, and you'd embrace civilization again.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
72582 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:55 am to
Before I (any/all the above)

a) got a taste of poontang
b) got married
c) had kids
d) had grandkids

Chronological Order
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
18635 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:02 am to
quote:

No one has mentioned the health aspect of this.
One or two abcessed teeth, or a medical condion, and you'd embrace civilization again.


Very true.

Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21561 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:47 am to
No I couldn’t. As a man I am not attracted to other men nor am I interested in their body parts for sexual satisfaction. I mean I…….wait……Hermetic?….oh, Nevermind!
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
18271 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:55 am to
Absolutely, humans are overrated
Posted by oldtrucker
Marianna, Fl
Member since Apr 2013
2987 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:59 am to
Funny alot of those here saying they'd like that lifestyle, sure spend alot of time on SOCIAL media
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
94625 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 10:05 am to
I would be fine. Few would retain their sanity, however.
Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
15718 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 11:38 am to
Could do it until my beef jerky ran out. You see i'm not much of a hunter.
Posted by TopWaterTiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since May 2006
11958 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:21 pm to
YES!

quote:

As a side question.

Could you live in society and no longer talk or engage in any meaningful communication with anyone around you beyond a simple smile and brief eye contact as you move throughout your daily life. (Like taking a vow of silence).


Thats pretty much all social media is now days anyway. Nobody talks to each other face to face.
Posted by JEC119
Alabama
Member since Apr 2024
2104 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:29 pm to
I tried this once, found a cache of rum and got drunk on the beach for two weeks, then I woke up on a pirate ship.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
54688 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

Funny alot of those here saying they'd like that lifestyle, sure spend alot of time on SOCIAL media
because we are forced to work If I was independently wealthy you would see a lot less of me. And my kids and grandkids would see a lot more of me.

Posted by Boondock Saint
The Boondocks
Member since Oct 2005
4814 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

Could do a beach easily. Be able to swim, enjoy the sun, fish, and whatever else was around there to do. The breeze coming off the ocean is always nice and i love the salt water smell


Tell that to this guy....

Posted by Ruston Trombone
Member since Jun 2025
530 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 3:14 pm to
It’s easy to do so anyone who says yes is lying.

We’re all extroverts to some degree.
Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
5523 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:24 pm to
I could do without the people but not the stuff/services that people provide.
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
8069 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:29 pm to
I had a nightmare I was trapped in a Tupperware bowl. So, no I could not.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104119 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:33 pm to
I've read that in ancient times hermits werent that solitary. People were always showing up pestering them for wisdom.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22817 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:54 pm to
I've gone a week or 2 at a cabin without much meaningful interaction. Feel great and well rested after the first week.

Beyond that, I end up picking up the phone and talking to people, and ready to run into old friends back in the neighborhood.
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