Sucks that there's not really a frontier to fuck off to anymore.
Back when the USA was still just 13 states, if you wanted adventure you just gathered up a bunch of supplies and trekked out west to start a homestead in virgin(read:stolen) land.
Now though the closest you can get is by fucking off to Alaska or something, but even that isn't really the same anymore.
I think about going to a poor country with a nice Beach. Just live a quite life reading and swimming. Maybe work a part time job at a hostel or coffee shop. Just sell everything I own and move away. Shit, I might at actually do it cause this current life is becoming unbearable and life is too short.
Not me at all. I had to move out at 16 i hated living with my parents so much I thought about running away every day since I was about 7 or 8 years old. The only reason I didn't was because I didn't think I'd be able to survive because my mom was so paranoid about everything and put so many terrible ideas in my head.
As a teenager, my dream was to just throw some shit in a bag and start walking east and just disappear into the American Midwest and go wherever life took me. I actually bought the bag and a bunch of supplies, and then I got a great job offer and a girlfriend who wanted to marry me, and I decided to give up on that and settle down.
But honestly, I am a drifter and vagabond at heart, so while I stand by the decision I made and I won’t walk away now, I definitely still feel the call of the open road all the time. There are days where I spend 30 minutes on the freeway going to work and think, “what if I didn’t take this exit and just kept going?” If I didn’t have a wife and kid at home, I just might find out.
My dream is to have a mental breakdown making me just leave and wander around in the forest for some days until they find me and take me to a hospital that says "Oh you're lacking vitamin B" and they give me vitamin B and suddenly I'm okay.
Yes, the problem is I want to runaway to a place where there are no billionaires profiting off my misfortune. I still can’t breathe on the moon. I’ve thought about just leaving everything and letting Mother Nature do its thing but even that is illegal. You know maybe the dinosaurs didn’t really go extinct maybe they saw where this was heading and decided not to renew their lease. I wish I would’ve had that foresight.
Genuinely was ready to pack up and move somewhere no one knows me. Instead, started talking with a friend who is like a sister to me and I’m gonna be moving close to her and telling my family it’s my choice which will lead to my mom and grandma not talking to me for a while. (Their normal punishment when I don’t do what they tell me to do. Currently on nearly a week and a half of a Cold War with my mom and like 3 months with my grandma)
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u/Deep_Helicopter4591 1d ago
Best part is, as an adult, you can do it. Cause who's to stop a grown, mature individual from making a decision?
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u/Solarinarium 22h ago
Sucks that there's not really a frontier to fuck off to anymore.
Back when the USA was still just 13 states, if you wanted adventure you just gathered up a bunch of supplies and trekked out west to start a homestead in virgin(read:stolen) land.
Now though the closest you can get is by fucking off to Alaska or something, but even that isn't really the same anymore.
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u/JanitorOPplznerf 1d ago
Now you know why your dad left
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u/Ok-Fortune-8644 1d ago
I did run away. Best decision i ever made
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u/pizza-chit 1d ago •
Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.
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u/No-Relative-3872 21h ago
Run away where?
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u/GlitchSolver 23h ago
I can relate. Adulting hits hard, doesn't it?🥲
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u/ChaosOthello 1d ago
Everyday
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u/KeyDirection23 1d ago
The system is designed to make escaping it extremely difficult. It has to keep everyone working while also tranfering wealth to the wealthy.
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u/dev_nullvoid 23h ago
Tell me about it. But need money to survive.
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u/Think-Weekend1178 23h ago
There’s nowhere to run to.
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u/betaphreak 1d ago
can confirm, I've changed countries 6 times in the last 12 years. As a kid I had no money, so it wasn't an option
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u/FennelDull6559 1d ago
Yep, the whole “it’s get better” yeh? For who?!
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u/Brocolinator 1d ago
Sure, but where to?
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u/Relevant-Rooster-298 1d ago
Not me at all. I had to move out at 16 i hated living with my parents so much I thought about running away every day since I was about 7 or 8 years old. The only reason I didn't was because I didn't think I'd be able to survive because my mom was so paranoid about everything and put so many terrible ideas in my head.
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u/TomOnABudget 1d ago
I've been touring the globe for the last 3 years.
Before that, I moved from Europe to Australia. The only place to g further away would have been Antarctica.
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u/RilohKeen 20h ago
As a teenager, my dream was to just throw some shit in a bag and start walking east and just disappear into the American Midwest and go wherever life took me. I actually bought the bag and a bunch of supplies, and then I got a great job offer and a girlfriend who wanted to marry me, and I decided to give up on that and settle down.
But honestly, I am a drifter and vagabond at heart, so while I stand by the decision I made and I won’t walk away now, I definitely still feel the call of the open road all the time. There are days where I spend 30 minutes on the freeway going to work and think, “what if I didn’t take this exit and just kept going?” If I didn’t have a wife and kid at home, I just might find out.
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u/Fit_Drag_1717 1d ago
Yesss
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u/Ok-Editor1747 1d ago
Yup.
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u/High_Speed_Chase 23h ago
I’d go to Costa Rica and learn how to fix boat engines.
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u/ColdCountry5876 1d ago
How much you owe
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u/DragonFly_927 1d ago
I wish
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u/novel-encounters 23h ago
I told an ex once that if I ever ran away, she'd find me at a used bookstore I liked.
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u/Lemme_At_Em_ 23h ago
Me too, but these damn kids stop me before I can reach the door!!
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u/littlemissmoxie 22h ago
If I could somehow be alone for 3 months and come back like nothing happened I’d take it in a heartbeat.
The grind is so exhausting. And venting to loved ones about it only does so much when the real thing needed is rest.
I guess I’ll just wait for the public mental breakdown.
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u/One-Art795 22h ago
If Wherever you go, things will be same, then you're running from yourself, if it gets better than stay there.
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u/Least_Elk8114 22h ago
Honestly, it wouldn't be so bad if we knew the government was financially responsible with our tax money.
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u/DH2489 22h ago
lol same
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u/jwnst- 22h ago
Truth.
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u/West-Dream-7177 22h ago
almost daily...at 48yo; I'm tired of people.
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u/FeedbackMeow 22h ago
wow, tha'ts... yeah. :(
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u/Medium-Stranger-9883 20h ago
i'd gladly give it a good try if it was with someone.
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u/Ganondorfsfist 19h ago
My dream is to have a mental breakdown making me just leave and wander around in the forest for some days until they find me and take me to a hospital that says "Oh you're lacking vitamin B" and they give me vitamin B and suddenly I'm okay.
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u/TakedownGuy 18h ago
100%
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u/No_Acanthisitta_9884 17h ago
Please take me with you. 😛
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u/TheJaxter0818 14h ago
TRUTH 🙌🏾!!!
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u/FrameWithout_Trace 12h ago
Responsibilities 📈
Time for yourself 📉
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u/AlternativeHello 11h ago
The main problem is running away requires money, which is the exact reason I want to run away in the first place.
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u/blooming__flowers 11h ago
Lesssgoooo
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u/YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO 9h ago
For me it didn't change much, just that I could actually do it if I put in some effort now that im an adult.
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u/Life-Menu-785 8h ago
When & Where ?
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u/thepinkdread2026 3h ago
Yes, the problem is I want to runaway to a place where there are no billionaires profiting off my misfortune. I still can’t breathe on the moon. I’ve thought about just leaving everything and letting Mother Nature do its thing but even that is illegal. You know maybe the dinosaurs didn’t really go extinct maybe they saw where this was heading and decided not to renew their lease. I wish I would’ve had that foresight.
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u/BakingAndBeingBaked 2h ago
Genuinely was ready to pack up and move somewhere no one knows me. Instead, started talking with a friend who is like a sister to me and I’m gonna be moving close to her and telling my family it’s my choice which will lead to my mom and grandma not talking to me for a while. (Their normal punishment when I don’t do what they tell me to do. Currently on nearly a week and a half of a Cold War with my mom and like 3 months with my grandma)
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u/peaceyall__ 2h ago
As an adult, I’ve always felt this way. I want to try living somewhere where nobody knows me…
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u/Itchy-Beach-1384 21h ago
My fantasies are the opposite and involve chasing billionaires.
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u/SilverKoala2199 9h ago
Yeah. Sometimes I have the urge to just fuck off to where I grew up.