@@FlyingAceAV8B No, not percentage. I read the median age is around 40 though. demographically its mostly people in their 40s and up that live on the street. Depends where of course.
I feel you, the corporate world is looking more and more like a psych ward, I've always felt like they were completely crazy in there. This is why I work from home now, the occasional financial struggles are way more manageable than corporate bullshit
@ihaveadisorder how did you manage to get a work from home job? I currently work as a receptionist and although the pay/benefits are way better compared to my old role, I am somewhat burnt out by doing office work for nearly 3 years (that and commute tbh).
I've been homeless living the van life since 2016 after a series of illegal evictions. I own some remote land now and am working when I feel like it and saving to build a cabin off grid. I am never going back to wage slavery or getting a mortgage. This is my act 3.
Similar story here bro. Got illegally evicted twice (no notice. boomers just brandished their firearms and told me to leave "NOW") in the span of 1 year, and decided to just forego renting entirely. I've been running my own Welding Business for 3 years, and am currently looking for a night shift job to effectively double my income. Currently stealth living in an old busted camper that I've parked in the middle of the woods. Hoping to get some land in the next year or so.
@@recklessnotion1899 Boomers gonna boom, bro. It's a combination of power tripping about being a landlord (they loved to remind me almost every day that they had the power to make me homeless) and resentment/insecurity (they both hated seeing me run a somewhat successful business, in spite of the struggles in today's economy.).
One of the happiest times I’ve ever had was when I first had my own place and I was eating ramen out of the pot I cooked it in watching my tv on the floor. The more stuff I accumulated the more stressed I have become.
The more STUFF you own, the more it owns you ! Also, You will never see a Uhaul following a hearse to the graveyard ! I work “ wage slave”, with some nurses who are never done buying Stuff. Some are nearly 80 years old. And when I ask them, why are you still working ? The response is, “I just have a few more things to buy” they have been saying that for literally years !!
Homelessness doesn't have to be only due to eviction or drugs or even job loss. I became homeless for 7 days while having a job, a credit score of 800+, emergency savings of $10,000+, zero crime record, zero arrests, and I never did drugs. What happened? An accident that I could never predict or avoid. My neighbor was fighting with his wife. Personally, I could care less about their drama because I lived happily by myself in my own studio apartment, which was adjacent to theirs. And one day their drama got out of control. The husband decided he didn't like his wife any more and needed to get rid of her. He set her bed on fire while she was asleep(based on what she said later). One day early morning, I woke up at 5AM to neighbors' screams: "FIRE! FIRE! RUN!" So, I got up, opened my door, and saw fire approaching my house. I grabbed keys, phone, and urgently put a bra (couldn't even find a T-shirt) and pants, and ran out for my life. That day I had to go to work without knowing where I would sleep afterwards. That neighbor was taken to jail, but I lost my housing in one hour....and I had no family members, living in that city at all. My family is all over the world, but no one is my city. Being a low-income person, it was less scary to sleep on the street while keeping emergency savings for more urgent needs (like food or medicine) than to waste my savings away in a few days/weeks just on first-found expensive hotels. And given the fact that it was in Florida, I knew I could survive the night without freezing to death and much clothing until I find truly cheap hotel/motel and stay there while searching for a new living place. It was the most scary experience in my life. During two months after the fire incident, I ended up sleeping for 7 nights on the streets, 2 weeks at two neighbors' and two friends' houses, 1.5 weeks at 6 different cheap hotels, hostels, and motels, 2 nights at my storage, and 1.5 weeks at the shelter for homeless(for free). Nobody helped me deal with fire losses. The owner didn't want to cooperate. He was too preoccupied with his own property damage and profit loss to even bother thinking about my housing loss. Yet, it was his fault that the property had no fire extinguishers nor a fire alarm system. And it was not my fault that someone else at his property committed arson. But I am still thankful that he at least returned me my monthly rent and my security deposit. I kept asking everyone on the streets and at work for rentals. Eventually I found a family who agreed to rent me a room for $700 a month with everything included. So, I recovered from not having a place to having a place in two months. I learned a lot about homelessness. Not all homeless are addicts and mentally sick. There are many homeless who go to work full time but still can't afford housing. And I totally understand that. It's actually financially better for them to be homeless as this allows them to have savings and even investments. But having housing would take away all their money. The fact that I found this cheap room is only because I speak Spanish. The Spanish immigrant family verbally agreed to help me. But with English only, that opportunity would not be there for me. And Spanish is NOT my first language, nor English. I am from another non-anglo and non-hispano country with my own language. I had to learn both English and then Spanish as my second and third languages for my own survival in the US. But I digress here. So, some homeless people are actually very tough, resilient, and mentally brave. I thought I was "tough" and "strong" by living low-income all my life. But when I met some homeless people on the streets, I realized how spoiled I was. Having quick access to a shower is luxury, having privacy is luxury, having safety is a bigger luxury, and having a quiet place to sleep is the top luxury of all the luxuries (even among regular non-homeless people). Again, I had some other luck ( besides being trilingual).It was weather. I knew I wouldn't freeze in hot weather. But the disadvantage was also getting dirty, sweaty, and stinky within hours. And that kind of dirt feels sometimes more than just inconvenient and more than just disgusting....it gets to a point of somehow being humiliating - BUT ONLY if you are brand new to homelessness, like I was. Some people stay homeless long enough where they overcome the feeling of humiliation and go beyond that. Now, looking back at what happened, I don't regret going through this because I proved to myself I can salvage myself from any obstacle. It made me stronger, although at the time of sleeping on the streets, I cried a lot and didn't want to live. Similarly, at the time of just coming to the US, I cried and went into a culture shock and depression. But now, looking back, I realized that the tragic immigration experience made me stronger: it actually made me trilingual and tri-cultural. So, I don't regret going though it. Pain and obstacles always feel bad, but they always make us stronger, tougher, and even better people afterwards as long as we learn to let go of clinging to the injustice of it all. And I also met many happy homeless people. Sometimes, I had to ask them what their secret was. They seem to master well one skill only - enjoy the present moment and that's it.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. As i mentioned i dont have experience with it, just talking very philosophical. Hope you didnt anything I said offensive.
It’s too bad you didn’t have renters insurance that would of paid for your hotels at least for about 30 days I think, but you still may have struggled to get a place. That landlord is extremely selfish as he only cared about his loss and not for you who lost everything! Too bad you didn’t sue him or try to sue him also.
@@AuntNessie-u2e No smoke detector is suspect. That is supposed to be working order, but nearly all well-maintained places require renter's insurance in the lease. They don't enforce that you have it. It's required to protect the building owner. You can skip the $5/month, but that's your call. If housing providers had to pay for all tenant possession losses rent would be even higher and apartments/housing would be in even shorter supply. I hope to build my own place some day, or do the land purchase and build a small, mobile tiny home to avoid higher property tax theft.
I noticed quite a few people living in small sail boats in Miami Bay. I spoke to a couple of them and realized it's another way to be homefree without being homeless. It's absolutely free to live on a sailboat on a mooring. And you have your own house that you could technically take anywhere in the world. These sail boats cost anywhere from 2 to 10 thousand dollars. So it's actually less than the first, last and security deposit on an apartment. So what the fuck are we still doing slaving our lives away doing the most boring and life sucking activities most of the day?
I was on my hampsterwheel of life and miserable. I came to the realization "why am i working this hard to be this miserable?" So i did what you are talking about. I sold or dumped all my possessions and now live in my car. I live off my meager savings. In 2022 i spent $4000. That's the entirety of what left my account for registration and insurance and food and gas and hiking gear... I've never been happier. I go where I want and explore whatever wilderness I can find that im allowed. Im sometimes jealous of the people with toys but i remind myself of all that entails and am content with the choices I have made. In other words I would like to do things but things cost money and I refuse to part with mine so ill just walk around because that's the ONLY thing one can possibly do to kill time without money in our materialistic greedy illegal to be poor society. You guys know your not allowed to have a bank account or register a car with a po box? Have to have a "residential address." I have a cheat sheet to remember which lies i have told to what organization. Life would be so much easier if honest people were allowed to be honest.
@@xAshesxElitex ...keeping a van running is substantially less expensive than maintaining a home...and it moves about the country whenever you can afford fuel...you should rethink your position, unless what you really want is more creature comforts.
@@larryisabell1127 it is the role of the wife to follow her husbands leadership. It is not the role of the husband to play dog for his wife . And it is the role of the children to follow the parents . It is not the role of the parents to play servants to their children's whims
Most people don't acknowledge they are choosing to be homeless or wage slaves. Defaulting into either homelessness or wage slavery seems like similar fates for unthinking types. Each lifestyle is something a person can become without trying too hard. I am envious that the homeless have no bills. Avoiding obligations feels like freedom to me.
thats a very interesting way to put it. But I had a similar thought, even thought about making a video about it, how basically "stupid people are happy, and Im jealous". Meaning, people who don't think, don't really suffer as much. I suffer because I think to much. I can honestly only achieve freedom when I'm sick. Thats the only time my mind rests (!)
@@TomScryleus There's a lot of material to draw on that suggests we imagine our suffering. Ancient Greek philosophies and Buddhism, etc. But, being Ill and feeling relived of your obligations is very interesting. The problem with stupid people may be more basic and therefore difficult than it seems. They might not be stupid at all but rather average. The difference between a person with an average IQ and a person with just a slightly above average IQ seems to me to be the difference between those that think and those that don't think. That's my anecdotal theory based on the masses I see not thinking and the creators I see expressing their thoughts. I'm sure there's exceptions. I'm also sure there's studies and statistics on the subject. I don't believe that an average person or a stupid person is condemned to a mediocre fate. I think they may be more susceptible to conditioning because examining it doesn't come naturally to them.
@@Bidenomics2024it's the same thing that stops you from ending life I think. I could be homeless tomorrow but everything inside stops me from doing it. Same as wanting to end my life.
First of all, you are someone that I would like to have as a friend. I live in America and all anyone wants to discuss here is video games or sports. Anything more profound ends in awkwardness or a brawl. But because I can't find anyone like you to discuss such out-of-the-box topics, I feel rejected and lonely in this superficial society. Everything here is about money. It's an addiction that is killing all of us (see wars and climate change). In 2007, I went through a divorce. I didn't have a job/career. I had been a stay at home mom (America hates those). I was pursuing my degree in anthropology and graduated that year. I was 42. I felt American society was a sham and had failed me on many levels. So, I sold everything, got my degree, and moved overseas to teach English. Selling all my possessions was the best I had ever done (besides the divorce). Traveling the globe, no mortgage, no car, no stuff was It was a wild ride. Fast forward to 2022, after a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in China, during the pandemic, I moved back to the States to try and find some love for my country. I had some savings and have been traveling and car camping in national and state parks. Geography never fails to awe. Mother Earth did not intend for us to live under such prudent, oppressive conditions pursing wealth for a psychopathic CEO. I have cancer again. I can't afford healthcare here. I'm 60 years old, and for now, choosing to live this way, in my car, because it is the only time I felt free in this country. Living on my own terms. I assure you, the coffee tastes so much better, on an open fire, under the leaves of trees and warmth of the sun. We're monkeys, meant to live in trees, in packs, eating and sleeping when we want to. We shouldn't be living at the behest of a greedy pool of wealth addicts.
I respect your decisions and approach to life. I offer this just in case you are unaware of the possibility that Medicaid might be a solid option for you. It can be a pain to apply for, but lots of hospitals have health care navigators that can help you sign up for free or a low fee. I’ve heard a cancer diagnosis can greatly speed up the process. Best wishes to you no matter what you choose 🍀💛✌️
I am retired and receive social security. I was also homeless seven years and living in my car. It wasn't easy, but I can definitely say I was happier than I am right now living in senior housing. Then I was free. I had mastered the learning curve for being homeless. Now I feel like a caged bird, ... longing to fly again.
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It's weird. It's like people want to be free or something. Even if you spend your day just lying down just the elimination of all the everyday stress from bills and everything else. No wonder homeless people live to be so old
Sociopathic behavior is rewarded in our society. Those types tend to land themselves in positions of power. Give them the ability to influence a country and you get what we have today.
Living a minimalist lifestyle, independent of possessions or responsibilities is one thing. But that is not what I see spreading across the cities. Rather it is a wildly entitled class who demand: food, shelter, support, and medicine; who trespass, threaten, pollute, and attack with ever greater impunity. Being a wage slave sucks, but being a wage slave indentured to those who refuse to take care of themselves is infuriating
In the 21st century we have enough resources & technology for everyone to have shelter ,food healthcare & utilities as a basic human right leaving people to progress humans as a species
I peeped this more than 2 decades ago. I worked in downtown Chicago for years. Men with jobs, money, sulked to and from the trains through cohorts of smiling homeless people. I wondered why they were always smiling but the lucky people, the ones with the good jobs, almost always looked sad or stone faced.
I did it from age 30-45. No job, did whatever I wanted. It’s lonely. There’s no one around because everyone is working and going to school. Also although I’m motivated in my own regard. I found myself in a frequency band with going nowhere doing nothing types. Don’t retire. It will be even worse. Plus you have money in your pocket. People overspend most of the time. It’s not what you make. It’s what you save.
i played banjo and roved here and there throughout the 70s. i slept rough sometimes.i'd get jobs, most of which were humiliating, wretched and low-paying. back to the street. then another 25 years sailing as crew or on my own small sailboats. almost always rent-free. here's the thing. EVERYTHING became much harder after reagan. anchoring out without being tied to a dock became much harder. i remember hiding from uniforms trying to enforce mooring restrictions. it was a conscious decision by those in power to close off alternatives; to force americans into line.
I would be on the streets myself if not for buying a sailboat. I came back from doing inpatient therapy at the veterans hospital to discover that I no longer had a job. So I will be anchored until my claim goes through. Afterwards I finish the refit and leave the United States for good. Europe or sink.
Thank you! Reagan was the beginning of a downward spiral. The Majority lies to themselves. I've been technically homeless for half my life 20+ years. I'm stress-free until I listen to everyone else's problems that THEY drag me into. I won't punch a clock, but I've worked, for myself on projects of my choosing.
Freedom is everything, and material possessions can't buy freedom and time but unfortunately society give respect based on material possessions and profession.
@@TomScryleusNot sure! I believe respect or status should be based on compassion, empathy, generosity, curiosity, creativity. In other words, the very Antithesis of what modern societies are led to believe. Of course, led by their controllers!
Freedom will always be an illusion for humans, because we function as a system. The idea of freedom is only appealing because our behaviors are policed by institutions rather than by our fellow humans. If you lived in a band with other humans who know and trust you, you would take no issue with not being able to do whatever you want whenever you want. In fact, it wouldn’t even occur to you to do anything differently. When everything you do is policed by institutions that are basically owned by people who don’t know you, don’t care about you, and don’t even see you as a human being, then of course you’re gonna be miserable.
At the age of 18, I made that choice consciously. Now I'm 35 and haven't regretted it yet. What bothers me is how the term "homeless" is used. I prefer to describe it as marginal. And there are a lot of us (vagabond, hermit, tramp, etc.) I'm a squatter and a land pirate. And yes, you can do that with an agreement. I'm from Belgium and in Flemish we say "dakloze". Literally translated, someone without a permanent roof over their heads. I would also call myself "homeless". In the sense that I do have a roof over my head and the basics (water, electric). But can't really call it a home. The government even calls it illegal. The freedom to be able to leave at any time is worth it to me. It pains me to see how they are ramping up the witch hunt. Friends that they now put in social blocks and go all the way backwards. Because we are not allowed to live in freedom. And yet we have a right to exist!
Way to go, Tom! As a failed RU-vidr, and as a fellow human being, I just want to say I love watching and supporting your content. Keep shining, brother. I definitely have your back!
I can tell you from experience as someone who chose the road for three and ahalf years, I was happier than I've ever been. And while the majority of the homeless are that way due to personal life choices such as addiction, I chose it for the soul purpose of stripping myself of any and all financial obstacles. Traveling around with no costs. Working every week and actually being able to keep my entire paycheck. Investing every hour of my life I devoted to a company into various investment vehicles only to watch them grow. No bills to worry about. It really was an experience you have to live to understand. It changed me. Once I came back to "civilization" you look at life from a completely different lens. You don't blindly live paycheck to paycheck like a robot, you do it as a fully cogniscient human being who knows it's a complete waste of time. Because you've already acclimated yourself to rock bottom. You know that the things you work to obtain you don't need. You don't need anything.
I clicked on your channel and you don't have any videos. Have you considered telling your story in long format, e.g. 1 hour speech about the experience? I enjoy these things, and more people would probably enjoy it.
Most homeless are mentally ill or on drugs. But a certain percentage are just tired of the system. I was one of those people for 7 years. I lived very nicely because I could make money with ubereats. Then went and laid by the pool. Got all my meals for free. Had to give it up because I met a nice gal but I am working towards being free again.
Honestly the worst part for me when living out of my minivan was the cops bothering me in the middle of the night. Homelessness comes with a lot of restrictions here, and it’s hard trying to make money while also being artificially denied basic needs like sleep. There’s some good private programs, though, working to combat this. It’s terrible seeing industrious members of society being harassed and restricted by the government from living and working comfortably because they can’t pay the insane housing costs, and they can’t adhere to the strict schedule of shelters (working late or far away, or needing to catch up on sleep is a no-go for shelters).
I've been homeless twice and for me it wasn't something I enjoyed. It's a very uncomfortable to be in so I strived for more in life because that's what I wanted in life. When I was homeless, I got to interact with people who were homeless for years and they didn't look so happy as you portray it to be. I'm not saying all homeless people are unhappy but the ones I encountered weren't so happy. I think with happiness, it's a state of being content and with some they need a big house and with others they don't need much. You just have to find what makes you content and happy. I'm still trying to find what makes me content but I'm building towards that slowly because my life didn't start until my 30s. I'm content with little but I do like having money for experiences and to travel.
Hope knowone really needs a big house to be happy. I don't think you will ever find what makes you content none of use will, its the way we are as humans. Always trying to improve things.
I think it's really easy for ppl who haven't experienced the pain of being cold, sick and imminent danger to say it must be nice having no obligations and not having to get up for work. I mean work really sucks but there's a reason ppl choose to do it and be unhappy over being g homeless. Thank you for sharing and I hope you are finding comfort.
yea most people are truly stupid to believe homeless people are more happy. i have also been homeless and been around the homeless. theyre smiling because they just smoked crack not because they are pumped about living on the street. the stupid youtuber will never get that.
@@icecrystal3255 ...As long as you can keep moving...there is always a warmer place to be...getting cold isn't something that should happen very often to the homeless.
Before Feudalism and in prehistory people lived in communities and built their shelters, and lived very well . In some countries I’ve been they had a river, clean water, plentiful fruits and vegetables and wild boars and fish to eat.The place I visited was an archaeological site in Taitung, Taiwan. The aboriginal people of the Philippines made boats, discovered Taitung . It has mountains, rivers and the Pacific. Mangoes, pineapples, coconuts on the tress and on the ground. It looked an idyllic life . They didn’t have to work too hard to survive . The temperature 28c-37c .
yeah... and I often think about, and I was curious what you, think, I read that the poorest people today are better off than the richest kings in history. Because of technology and knowledge. And yet, people will choose careers that they hate, because of that money and lifestyle obsession.
BUT...m if you liked it, you could work in the West for 5 years, save a 100k, go to rural Philippines and get some land for pennies on the dollar and live happily ever after among the locals. But wait, we need good phone coverage, internet, ice-cream, TV shows, a hot gf etc. Those have a cost and thats what we are slaving for.
@ianstuart5660 My point was, that off grid simple life we romanticize about isn't too hard to achieve but too hard to live. In some parts of the world, you can get literally free land and be able to live of of something like 200 a month plus the produce from land. But it is not a comfortable life, so most of our slaving is so that we can afford some level of comfort and security.
I've never been homeless and don't want to be, but when I was a university student once I got to a point where there was more than a week till I would see any kind of money (we received a tiny student allowance back then). One day I just spent literally my last pennies on some basic foods and I was walking home. I would have expected to be fearful or depressed or worried. But instead, as I was walkimg home with zero money to my name, I suddenly felt free and I trusted life. It was a surprising, awesome feeling.
thats really interesting. I definitely remember when I was in college I had very little money. And somehow I got by. If I didn't have money to buy food I would go over to my mom etc. And I do remember a feeling of freedom in those days... that I don't feel last couple of years. weird, how quickly we gave up that freedom. and for what..
@@TomScryleusI was down to 19p left in my account and I couldn't think about anything else. I felt imprisoned like I was locked out of everything except a walk in the places I was allowed to walk for free
I remember these days too as a student. When working as a PhD student (I got a low wage for it, but it was hard to get by), I sometimes had only 10 EUR or so left for an entire week, so I worked night jobs right after standing 10-12 hours in a lab, which was my day job. I was mostly eating potatoes, pasta and skimmed milk when money got very scarce.
Im homeless and not happy i don't drink i dont do drugs i dont smoke im completely willing to work but it wont be enough to get into a house or apartment for that matter
Having unlimited free time is a big responsibility. Believe it or not, many people cannot manage their free time in retirement and after a year or so they might even become depressed. Retiring also requires work and disciple, just on your own terms instead of an employers.
Uff trust me, if i would be retired and not have to worry for moeny i woudl do soo much with my time: i would take art classes, read books, travel, write, go for walks, go to galeries, meet people, oh my God the lsit is end less. I don't beleive this bullshit of "i have too much Free tiem and now i am depressed". Even when you don't have hobbies there are a million better things to do with your time than to work mindlessly long hours in a souless job that you hate. There is Always something better to do with your time, regardless of what type of person you are. Even for people Who don't know how to manage time, maybe for few first days they would know but în time they would find purpose. You under estimate people. Working în corporații s doesn't give us real meaning and purpose or keeeos us away from depression. I was ink only în The periods i wasn't working, the rest i was depressed and burned out
I think that is true for probably boomers.But millenials love traveling and using technology to keep life.We are not confused at all about what we wi do after retiring from the boredom of wage slavery.
Lots of old people don’t know what to do with themselves I play guitar ,compose music & have lots of interests like art etc it’s hard to have enough time in the day to follow one’s passions people have been conditioned that they love mindless jobs & must have a house wife family car etc , it’s all bullshit
Tom another very clever and excellent video , thank you. Some facts : In my country we have many gypsy (roma) people. I can say that although very poor, they are always happy , smiling , singing. I beleive that they are happy, because they belong to a community , and they feel safe , and never lonely. And of course they feel FREE FROM RESPONSIBILITY. On the other hand we have money, but we struggle every day in order to bring food to the table, to buy services , cars , homes , institutions, etc etc. Some words for the homeless: In our country, its a fact that the homeless people dont want to get back to the system, because their freedom has become a habbit. Its very difficult to bring a homeless to do normal work, they dont want it any more. BUT they want a decent accomodation , and this is undestandable. If you ask a homeless people, what they say is that they want a small place to stay, (food is always easy to find). But they DONT want to return to a normal job, because they feel FREE. (and they dont go back). Some 4-5000 years ago,EVERYONE was like homeless, and they were HAPPY. (NOMADS). But earth was belonging to nature, and they could go everywhere , but NOW is different, EVERY SQUARE METER OF THE PLANET BELONGS TO SOMEBODY (EITHER THE STATE OR THE PEOPLE OR THE COMPANIES). So if you are homeless , YOU CANT GO ANYWHERE, NOTHING BELONGS TO YOU.
Ok, from what I see here is the "grapes I can't reach are always sour" kind of mentality. Yes I am a salary man, I worked, work and will work very hard + smart for my money, I own a house and have zero debt. I am not a big spender (the only things I enjoy buying are books) and I almost always buy stuff of big quality. I feel more happy owning stuff and possessions because my happiness comes from peace of mind, that no matter what the future brings, I can resolve most problems with just money or that I have the freedom of choices.
Check out the book "The Man Who Quit Money" by Mark Sundeen. It is an inspirational story of a man who let go and started living without money around Moab, Utah. He chose homelessness and to live without many possessions. For myself, I left a high paying job last year and spent time bike touring for several months and the sense of freedom of being unattached and truly living each day in the elements is one that is reshaping the trajectory of my life. I'm much happier than I was before with all my stuff and my job.
Imagine thinking that you can go hiking tomorrow while going to sleep somewhere, only to discover that your shoes and other things were stolen when you wake up? The true life of a homeless person.
YOURE WRONG BRO! ITS FREEDOM! EVERYTHING IS FREE BRO! YOU DONT OWN ANYTHING BRO! YOULL OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY BRO THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM SAID SO BRO PLZ BRO JUST GIVE IN AND BE HOMELESS BRO ITS SO NICE BRO YOU LITERALLY CAN DO ANY DRUG AND BE IMMUNE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT BRO
@@FraterMikhail you can tell all the people who talk about being homeless as a cool and free thing have never once been woken up to a fight you are now in... id like to see some of these people get their shit rocked while sleeping, somehow survive it then come tell me that was so much better than having a job, a place and a weapon to defend said place... oh well stupid gone be stupid lol.
I thought about this a lot since childhood, especially after reading Island of the Blue Dolphins, Taran Wanderer, and A Wizard of Earthsea. The idea of roaming through the wilds is seductive, but roaming through a modern environment with cars and other obnoxious machines, not so much.
I quite my job, went homeless and then fell in love with cycle touring so cycle the country and now planning to cycle to the south of Italy . Freedom is the key to my happines and not being controlled. Volunteering is a way to survive and learn new things
I am 52. I got hurt in 2016 on the job SS Disability screwed me over, all we have is my wife’s income and I hit that point in 2018 that you’re speaking of. Much love brother
Good words, good delivery! I'm a 62 year old rubber tramp. I'm parked off I 20 right now. I've been living in a car (most my life) 9 years straight. I got a Backpack and Boots in the Car. I work full time. Stay in Cities big enough to have Services. A Catholic church to feed ya, if you have to. I could write a Book.
@@TomScryleus stop making money off RU-vid and so on instead of complaining. Remember homeless people begs others for money who actually work. You are a dreamer. All those homeless is living off the working be it by food banks or begging. Get out of here.
I was homeless for 6 months and it was actually amazing for the first 3. I was street performing and playing my guitar all day to make money, I was making all the money I needed to eat and more, and I would sleep under a tree or bush at night, and it was like camping honestly lol. Then it got cold and everything really sucked. I met a lot of other homeless people and many of them were pretty happy it seemed at first but then i realized many of them had drug or alcohol problems, some of them had mental trauma , pretty much all of them had one or the other and I am not sure if its what made them homeless or what happened after they became homeless, possibly both. Also I should point out I might have not meet a significant portion of the homeless community that isn't in the public or plain sight because I am sure some people out there are probably living their best life in a 100000 rv traveling around and they started out as a homeless person in the streets, so potentially my view on most homeless people actually being unhappy is simply a testimonial that has no merit. Moral of the story from my perspective is you can be happy and be homeless and you can in fact enjoy it and save a lot of money and still dress nice and do even more than you could do before.... expect to carry a lot of stuff around at first and it still takes a lot of work and motivation and dedication but it is way more fulfilling and way more of a journey than a boring 9-5 job, at least for me it was. Make sure you have a plan or at least some grasp of how you will survive the winter or move near the equator. Also be careful to not get sucked into daily use of alcohol or drugs because you will be surrounded by it and you will have to avoid a lot of situations at first until you figure out how and where you can live in the streets.
“This is a world where everybody's gotta do something. Y'know, somebody laid down this rule that everybody's gotta do something, they gotta be something. You know, a dentist, a glider pilot, a narc, a janitor, a preacher, all that.” “ Sometimes I just get tired of thinking of all the things that I don't wanna do. All the things that I don't wanna be. Places I don't wanna go, like India, like getting my teeth cleaned. Save the whale, all that, I don't understand that. - Henry
I’m serving a five year suspended prison sentence. I’ve been homeless and it was definitely freeing. My cause of becoming a felon and serving a suspended sentence was so do my drinking and driving problems. I’m completely sober now and have been considering just going and doing my actual prison sentence. I definitely think that would be easier than being a wage slave. Being homeless wouldn’t be that bad except the fact I live in an area that freezes over during the winter and that would suck. If I wasn’t on probation and parole I would be able to be working in self employment but can’t do that right now so I’m forced to have low pay dead end jobs because of the area I live in and PNP requirements.
I love your videos! You are wuite right. We are living in modern age slavery for a few VERY weslthy families to "live tgeor best lives". Furthermore, we are told a lie that we should be thankful for what we have!
26 years of hard drinking made me homeless.. got sober in a homeless shelter. Been working music festivals in the summer and never looked back… Freedom
Fantastic thought provoking content, sir. I have the same type of mindset as you. People are being enslaved for widgets and trinkets in return! Madness is the result, and we see it being played out every day!
Wow, in your bonus segment, you have discovered the secret to true freedom as a RU-vidr. I subscribe to A LOT of youtubers and I'm always sad to hear when they talk of the algorithm they are caught up in trying to live up to or make it work better for them. RU-vid wants you to focus on exceeding the algorithm, that works to their benefit too. My gut just always wants to tell these RU-vidrs, be true to yourself, keep your channel as what you want it to be, regardless of any arbitrary algorithm. I'm so happy to see someone, you, who has figure that out. The payoff will still happen. This is the first video I've seen of yours and I just subscribed. All the best to you.
Thats true. I was actually inspired by this youtuber called "stephen antonioni". who.. well long story short, once he achieved financial independence, started to make youtube videos for himself and not the algoritm, and his channel grew bigger than ever. All because he simply ignored the algoritm. I found that very inspiring.
I loved the personal part at the end of this video. I had a similar moment/realization about my career in music and life… started letting go of the outcome and just enjoying it more. But, I’m human, so slowly but surely the old ways of “trying” to get results have tried to creep in and your video was the bucket of water that I needed. Thank you for being real and honest and for choosing yourself brotha!
So very true. I'm nearly 70 (never thought I would live this long) and 35 years ago I developed RA - I had a well paid legal sec job but after about 2 years I was thrown off the treadmill - no-one wants an arthritic legal sec. Looking back the RA has been a blessing in disguise granted I'm in the UK (which I think probably treats the long term sick better than the US does but still) my rent gets paid and I get more than enough to live on and I have not missed the work place for one second. Lucky you having a partner I'm one of those 'vegan weirdos' and so life has been a long long lonely journey but I'm glad I stuck to my principles plus I've also had lots of cats to keep me company. And on the subject of being homeless if one has the guts to do it I don't think its that bad a way to live its certainly better than being a 'wage slave'. Oh and please don't think I spend all my time in pain I get lots of heavy duty pain killers.
First I love cats!!! :) second, thank you so much for sharing your story. And I totally get it. There times I wish I could develop some kind of disease to force the swedish government to pay for me. But sadly Im only sick in areas that don't offer medical aid. (hearing impairment, bad stomache, psiorisis etc.) thank you again for commenting, means a lot ot me.
@@TomScryleus Oh hi Tom so you're Swedish I was wondering what nationality you were - Ik ben een Nederlandse vrouw, maar Londen is mijn favoriete huis - I'm a naturalised Brit I prefer the English language to speaking Dutch - so I have spent most of my life in London. Yes I've got 6 cats - 6 Hackney moggs all females - they can be quite a handful. Yes unfortunately the work place is not the greatest place in the world especially since the late 80's or so its all become horribly horribly toxic. I love what you have to say.
@@ChickpeatheTortie 6 cats? im jealous. We had 3 cats, only one left. and she is quite old. And now we have the dog also. But I defintly want more cats in my life. I could EASILY have 6 cats.
I spent several years unable to hold a job while I was dealing with alcoholism and an abusive relationship. Now I've cleaned my life up and work full time and I'm more unhappy than I was when my life was in shambles but wasn't a wage slave. That's insane to me. This society is so traumatic.
Based take. I have been on the edge of homelessness since 2020, and it has helped me see how pervasive the slave program is. Shelter is nice, but not at the cost of having every bit of energy extracted from me through a systemic abuse of money, language, and violence. I don't know how it will happen, but there will be a change.we will wake up and realize that we simply don't have to give our energy to anyone we don't want to.
I like your videos. You are a deep thinker and are not afraid to uncover unpopular truths. All the best for your channel. Just random on another topic, what do you think of buying a simple cabin in the woods of sweden and make a life like Diogenes for a year?
@@TomScryleus For years I had the same thoughts as you when you saw the homeless person sleeping in the morning. I had a job at a production line of a luxury car manufactorer, made good money, but had to wake up at 4:30 am. I often thought about and even mentioned it to one of my coworkers, that the homeless are better of than us who work. He thought that I was crazy when I mentioned it to another person. I thought about the words at the concentration camp entrance: Work sets you free and compared it to my life and felt like a forced labor worker. Most so called 9 to 5 is like forced slave work. Forced because of the bills that need to get payed, work, because almost all of us are not passionate or feel joy to do the work. It is a job we do for the money and give away the most precious thing we have, our lifetime, to get it. I felt jealous of the homeless person who have their lifetime in their own hands. I am no longer working at the production plant, I am not living in a barrel yet, like Diogenes, but it does not seem as such a nightmare to live of less and have more lifetime instead. I will rent a cabin for a few weeks like you do and see if this life is for me long term. Again, all the best and thanks for responding to my first comment. I did not think that you would have the time with so many subscribers.
Oh thank you for addressing this. I have been looking at life deeply over many years (since a young age) because something always smelt "off" to me- just not right, and pondering some out of the box feeling about being homeless. I came to a conclusion that it can be a way of escaping this messed up reality/unreality that we exist in. Some people maybe are homeless by choice, intentionally removing themselves from the "conditioned trappings" we are taught to see as the only way, as it is a way of really being free!?.... There is a man I see regularly when I go shopping who sells a magazine called the big issue. I always smile when I go past him, I say hello, occasionally buy a magazine. Today I chose to buy him some food, and gave it to him when I returned my trolley. He touched his heart from where he was standing, and I knew he understood my intentions were genuine and coming from a place of love.
Hey.. i like your honest admission in the second part of the video.... One seldom comes across people who are no holds barred and who choose to call a spade a spade... I appreciate you
We are all different, but I think you have to take in consideration actually being homeless, truly experiencing being homeless. And what other problems that brings, like say safety and comfort. I have never been homeless and I pray I never will be. Not being a wage slave and having a decent home would be more ideal.
Hi Tom even though we are half a world apart, and you are younger than me I really enjoy this wage slave content. Here in america we have lots of homeless, who knows what their story is, im half homeless , as my career is a commercial driver, I get to see lots of places and sleep where I want, but it gets old and lonely, now I'm starting to Visit Costa Rica, its Awesome....k
The suffering of true homeless people without a vehicle is immense. The heat, freezing cold, rain, snow, bugs, saftey concerns..lack of access to bathe etc and rest properly.. why am i typing this?.
Tom, thank you to share these ideas. Our mind designed to do challenging, from one challenge to another. But may be it is not the only truth may be happiness come from no challenge and be with life. Thank you
I like this line of thinking because it breaks away from the paradigm of thinking that is common nowadays. I have been homeless. The one thing I can say is that it gets brutal during winter months here in Billings Montana. It gets cold. This is a deep concept with many convolutions. But I would say that its not all that bad if it ain't cold! Sleeping under the stars can be a liberating experience.
Thank you for your honesty. A lot of people say the best way to live life and be happy is to serve others, whether it be your family or those you know. And then others say you should put yourself first and strive for what you want, kind of like what your saying you want to do from now on. I try to be balanced in my view, so I really do believe you can do both at the same time.
I lost my higher pay rate during the pandemic. For awhile, I was on pandemic unemployment, but my employer offered to have me come back at a lower rate and let me work from home most days, but still go in one day a week. I know I am still a wage slave, but this is a step forward. At first I was logging in remote at 9am, then 10am, and I got it rolled to 1pm. I don't wake up to an alarm most days and it is heaven. Tuesdays there is a bullshit morning meeting that I jump online for, and then go back to bed. Fridays are the worst day of the week, because I must go into prison, I mean, the office. I actually picked Friday because I am less likely to see coworkers that day (they normally opt to use PTO that day). I don't get PTO anymore either, and it is really wearing me out to try to choose between helping my grandma or taking my cat to the vet, or to decline living tasks to sit at a computer and do enough work to earn my pay, and make enough to pay my bills. I even tried this Friday to go camping for just one night, a very low-cost vacation, but I could not coordinate buying a tent and supplies, preparing food, and having the energy to drive 2 hours away into the woods; I ended up just sleeping Friday even after work. I can't seem to find a better job, but I have had more freelance clients lately too. Once my car is paid off I will have more freedom options. I will still need to pay my house and solar loans, but that is less debt to imprison me at least.
Convincing me to become a nomad or vagabond lmao. Seems like its the only true escape that ive found to end the endless grind. a car a dog and a guitar is enough to keep me happy i reckon
There are many millienials living in the vehicles going to college and leveraging that freedom to build up their networth substantially with a index fund.The system control people with fear of being evicted or foreclosed upon.Homelessness is the fear they use.But true hustlers dont fear that at all.
Very good points, I specially like the ending. You are on point with that decision about doing what really feels right for you because YT is now trending towards authenticity, not plastic fake content. Also I know a bit about the algorithm and you don't actually have to post periodically on a fixed schedule, that's a myth created by fake YT "gurus".
Tom, love the new course for yourself, your channel. I 100% agree we must FEEL it to POST it. Ps: we want to have you be a guest on the Evolve podcast soon! Maybe share how you've evolved out of wage slavery. Share your journey to this POV. Let me know when you're available and game for being a guest! Keep doing what you love 💕
In my personal opinion wage slavery is better than homelessness but it still sucks. If I can't be rich and have generational wealth I refuse to have children. I will not bring children into this world and tell them to spend their youth in school memorizing useless stuff so they can grow and be a rich man's wage slave. I hate this world.
You're right on your approach. If you have to follow a schedule to "keep your channel going" you're a "wage slave" to RU-vid as well. I tried it, it ruined gaming for me, something I enjoyed before. Don't let it ruin things for you too. Time yourself. Do what brings you joy but not only that but WHEN it brings you joy and on your own terms. 🙏🏻
Actually the woke community also hates working. 😂. So they would be on your side. It is the conservatives types that would encourage growing up, find work, forming family etc 😂
Hearing you articulate my thoughts so succinctly is a revelation. I’ve never understood the work until you die plan. People call me lazy, or a slacker, but jokes on them, I’m moving into a van and shall continue to work (half as much as I did) as a tradesman. Fuck paying a mortgage or a rent. I’m done with it all
Great insights! There is a growing population of homeless, particularly in the USA. Some of it is involuntary which is unfortunate, however there is a rising population of voluntary 'houseless', many of whom are vanlifers, RVers, etc. I relate to being in Act III being in my early 40's. I have no desire to run on the hamster wheel in the rat race. Now is definitely the time to live life!
Great thinking. I'm not homeless and hope I won't ever get there. However, we have a small house that is affordable without being a slave. That doesn't mean I don't work, but being self employed I have some degree of control. Homeless in Canada might be fun for six months of the year, but the rest of the time would be hell.
same here in Sweden. At least the south of sweden. It would work 6-7 months, but rest of the year would be rather cold. However we do have a lot of shelters, and food supply is unlimited. Its impossible to starve in Sweden.
I foolishly took a job as a grounds keeper and security person for a very wealthy couple in a luxorious mansion. I lived and worked on the estate. Long story short: I was fired and had no B plan, so I lived in my car for a while. From there on I became enlived by finding strategies for surviving and enjoying life.
I litteraly just stumbled across your channel and I honestly hooked. I've been more or less preaching the same thing for about a year now and many just dont get it. Anyways good job!
