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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
In the USA all we have to do is tell ICE that we are not a citizen and bam, all-expenses-paid vacation at some random spot in the world.
Tip to the wise: to facilitate re-entry when you are done, simply ensure that your passport is stored securely in your "travel wallet".
Brave of you to assume they wouldn't accuse you of forging the passport with some twisted logic to keep you out of the country
You wouldn't be in jail if you weren't a criminal right?
It's true, if you get arrested, obviously you do crimes.
He's not wrong. It'll be a really shitty journey as it's just voluntary homelessness, but you can choose to live as a hobo if you're brave enough. And if you're brave enough you can cross borders without permission. Not a good idea at all, lots of walking, hunger, sleeping outside, and hiding from authorities, but hey, you can.
Choosing homelessness when you have any other option isn't brave, it's fucking stupid.
"Homeless" can mean different things. It could mean "can't afford a home, can't keep a job" like the typical assumption, or it could mean "between homes but capable of getting another" or it could mean "has plenty of money but no home base, just sleeps in hotels or camps and can afford food and clothes when needed".
It's not a lifestyle I'd want right now, but it doesn't automatically mean one can't thrive. Humans were nomadic for millennia before agriculture gave us a reason and the ability to just stay in one spot.
They weren't being literal with the homelessness. And anyway, that statement is still a bit close-minded, while it obviously wouldn't be a comfortable experience, it is possible and not everything needs to be the smartest decision ever. Sometimes challenging yourself to do something extreme with lots of risk keeps you more alive than comfort could.
Lots of people walk or bike around the world.
What's more valuable to you? Having an experience that sounds outlandishly amazing? Or paying rent? We might not all agree.
The line that separates courage and stupidity is always very thin, be it warfare or..... Checks notes..... TRAVEL
That’s great and all but please take a few step to the left, you are blocking the sunlight
Oh, sorry Diogenes!
Hobo sort of implies a migrant worker. Tramp is someone that travels about, but isn't interested in working. Both used to be associated with freighthopping trains. Do people stowaway on trains anymore?
I have to assume some people still hop trains. At the very least some crust punk squatter types probably do
Only rich people say stupid shit like this.
Only stupid rich people say stupid stuff like this.
I'm convinced that people with excessive levels of wealth have fewer brain synapses than the rest of us living real lives of constant work & negotiating & constantly coming up with creative survival strategies.
Go out your front door.
Keep walking.
?
Joy.
Isn't this the plot of LotR?
No no no, it's the courage to leave without caring about loosing all your worldly possessions 🙃
A nomadic life can be cheaper than a sedentary one.
What do you do, exactly, to earn money for food/clothes in that lifestyle? That has always puzzled me
People that wander for a living usually live by a combination of charity and payments for odd jobs. For example, a small farmer might gladly part with some old clothes and provide a few meals and a bed in exchange for help with some tasks, and I've heard about people with a preternatural ability to couchsurf from city to city.
Whatever you want to do. Go spend a season helping out ona farm in Hawaii, then go help build an ecovillage in Australia, then spend some time walking around New Zealand washing dishes and bussing tables, then off to India where you'll build rope bridges and tree houses for a sustainable community. After that, you can go to Thailand or Vietnam and teach English for a little while, before making your way into the Mediterranean and spending a year and a half on the island of Bozcaada helping an old man repair out building and herd goats.
That's literally what my friend did for over 5 years after one day he just decided to leave and had just enough money for a plane ticket to Hawaii from San Diego. Everything else was work and accommodations he found along the way. The only reason he came back was because of covid, and now he's an RN and makes a bunch of money and he hates his life and is in and out of rehab.
Try doing that with a passport and the typical access to Education from, say Burkina Faso.
Yeah aside from money, a lot of people forget about passport privilege.
I cant get people to pay me enough to live here, how can i rely on charity/people willing to pay me elsewhere? Literally i have no issue working, I just want to make enough money to survive
A lot have taken up being digital nomads. Not a bad way to make a living off you can get good Internet access somehow.
Technically you can travel all your remaining life without money.
Walking is free.
"But I am in America and want to tour Europe! 😩"
Swimming is also free.
"SIR YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COURAGE POINTS TO FLY ON BRAVE AIRLINES, you must go to delta. "
Travel is great if that's your thing. But I've always despised privileged entitled douchebags who use travel as a big flex, and a metric to judge others with.
Poor sod seems to lack the courage to sneak into a cargo hold
Just board the plane without paying.
If you violate enough mobility laws you can get anywhere for free!
Can I pay with mental illnesses?
I'm not out of those, but would gladly transfer them to a financial institution.
Lebron must be the bravest person on Earth.
or you can't travel because of martial law
