Who misanthrope?

[MrFappyFappy]

I like the idea of locking myself away and becoming a hermit, I wish I had the money to do so. I've always been misanthropic however the older I get (currently 30) the stronger the feelings become. I could quite happily be alone for the rest of my days assuming a decent internet connection; I will become a hermit in my grotto, this is my goal.

[13m]

MrFappyFappy said:

I like the idea of locking myself away and becoming a hermit, I wish I had the money to do so. I've always been misanthropic however the older I get (currently 30) the stronger the feelings become. I could quite happily be alone for the rest of my days assuming a decent internet connection; I will become a hermit in my grotto, this is my goal.

The clue was probably in your username.

[Iva Barchetta]

Recluse not Hermit.

[kowalski655]

I don't mind civilisation-the internet,shopping centres,kebab shops etc, it's just the actual people I don't like. So would be perfectly happy on my own with minimal contact with others (that probably includes the wife )

[Iva Barchetta]

Iva Barchetta said:

Recluse not Hermit.

Turns out they are the same.

My bad.

[Negative Creep]

Iva Barchetta said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Recluse not Hermit.

Turns out they are the same.

My bad.

Wouldn't a hermit be someone who lives far away from society whilst a recluse just keeps to themselves? Anway, I think I could do it as long as I could have pets and the internet

[Silverbullet767]

13m said:

MrFappyFappy said:

I like the idea of locking myself away and becoming a hermit, I wish I had the money to do so. I've always been misanthropic however the older I get (currently 30) the stronger the feelings become. I could quite happily be alone for the rest of my days assuming a decent internet connection; I will become a hermit in my grotto, this is my goal.

The clue was probably in your username.

[Iva Barchetta]

Negative Creep said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Recluse not Hermit.

Turns out they are the same.

My bad.

Wouldn't a hermit be someone who lives far away from society whilst a recluse just keeps to themselves? Anway, I think I could do it as long as I could have pets and the internet

I googled both words and the result was almost identical.

I always thought a they were completely different.....

[Impasse]

Iva's edition of Dictionary Corner aside...

I already am and have been for quite a while. It's not ideal when compared with what went beforehand, but it's how things have panned out and I'm OK with it. I now only speak with people on a professional level like shop workers or bar staff and the like. If I use the self service tills I can go a couple of weeks without any real life interaction or communication. I don't feel as though I'm missing out on anything of significance.

[vx220]

Who's upset you this time, Alan?

[Zod]

Given your dislike of other people, OP, do you do the eponymous thing to videos or photos of yourself?

[hornetrider]

Impasse said:

I already am and have been for quite a while. It's not ideal when compared with what went beforehand, but it's how things have panned out and I'm OK with it. I now only speak with people on a professional level like shop workers or bar staff and the like. If I use the self service tills I can go a couple of weeks without any real life interaction or communication. I don't feel as though I'm missing out on anything of significance.

Mind if I ask why? Are you just reclusive in a populated area, or are you in the Outer Hebrides?

[SteellFJ]

YES!!

Take the OH and Kids and go live in the most remote corner of nowhere i can afford, let her do the social bit like shopping and kids going to School while I stay at home chopping firewood and tending to the animals and vegetables we keep for eating!!

That is the plan, only problem being she doesn't want the same but I could leave her!

[R8VXF]

I very rarely have anything to do with people outside of work apart from my wife. I very rarely talk to family/friends outside of facebook. The only people I regularly meet up with are people from here!

[Hoofy]

I pretty much live like that. Could happily stay indoors for a couple of days before having to step out to buy food, not seeing anyone.















Shame I have to run fitness classes for up to 40 children.

[daddy cool]

[Hooli]

Negative Creep said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Recluse not Hermit.

Turns out they are the same.

My bad.

Wouldn't a hermit be someone who lives far away from society whilst a recluse just keeps to themselves? Anway, I think I could do it as long as I could have pets and the internet

Same here. People are 99% annoying & most of the rest are irritating.

[remkingston]

I feel I was born too late. Mortgages are not only a thing but an acceptable thing.

I don't rent or take a loan to buy food so where did renting / taking debt to live somewhere become a thing?

Because of this paradigm, we are born into a world where money is elevated to a life goal rather than a means of a better life. This in turn enslaves us as a society to always be chasing the coin.

It's like Super Mario Brothers but without the Princess and magic flowers.

We can't just leave the system as someone probably already owns the land we would move to.

But I can't imagine how you would transition a society away from something so ingrained.

[R8VXF]

remkingston said:

I feel I was born too late.

A few thousand years too late.

[Johnnytheboy]

I've just moved to the end of a dead end lane in a small village.

Discussions with the few neighbours I have met has led to the conclusion (this was offered by one of said neighbours) that most people in the immediate area are quite reclusive and eccentric, "but then you'd have to be to live somewhere this secluded".