Matt aka Sparks
Active member
Hey man, I'm not putting down squatting, spanging, or being self sufficient. I'm just saying it's not really feasible in this day in age to live completely independent by yourself without any papers or legal mumbo jumbo. That's not pessimism, that's a fact. Also, what do you call something that lives off the scraps and handouts of others? A bum, leech, parasite, mooch, whatever you wanna call it. We just don't get grief for it cause we do it to complete strangers instead of our friends and family. And tradesman are slaves, we are all slaves in one sense or another, and you have to sell/trade your goods eventually. You'd most definitely have to deal with someone you didn't want to eventually or to terms you where not happy with, that's business. We all have a master to answer to. It's the level of control we allow to be placed upon ourselves that sets us apart. If we didn't answer that call once and a while we'd all be sitting in prison. Regardless you missed the point of my post: DO WHAT YOU LIKE; what ever makes you happy, no need to give some kid shit for being happy he got a job and wanting to share it with the community. I mean for fucks sake the kids got face tats.
And your right this site is SQUAT The Planet, and it is based on squating/alternative housing, (Squat the Planet is a networking forum for travelers of the underground, the hobos, migrant punks, and other alternative adventurers of the world. {from google}) but if you happened to look around you'd notice there's all kinds of people here. Current and past transients, local squatter kids, house kids, random old guys, people from all walks of life man. Lastly, I think people put to much emphasis on train hopping when referring to this site. It's only one way to travel, and it's only one of the forum categories, also if you hop trains your gonna hitchhike eventually.
And damn man, was the personal attack really necessary? I'm 24, not 21. I'm not a fucking pessimist, I'm really much more of an optimist. I'm also a realist (if that's even an 'ist'), and I may be a bit nihilistic at times, but I'm usually pretty happy and I always make the best out of my situation. I just try not to buy into any bullshit and like to keep it as simple as possible. Besides man, you saying I'm a pessimist for saying the we are parasites by asking for money (or telling jokes, flying a funny sign, playing guitar, ect.) is just you assumeing I view parasites negatively. Some sure, but there are some that are beneficial. And the way I view the parasite that is myself and most everyone on this site is beneficial. When your spanging you give every single person that gives you money a boost, a sense of moral righteousness that comes from giving. Plus I'm boosting the economy and keeping alcohol and tobacco stocks up. That's something, eh?
Isn't being a tradesman the same thing as having a job?
And your right this site is SQUAT The Planet, and it is based on squating/alternative housing, (Squat the Planet is a networking forum for travelers of the underground, the hobos, migrant punks, and other alternative adventurers of the world. {from google}) but if you happened to look around you'd notice there's all kinds of people here. Current and past transients, local squatter kids, house kids, random old guys, people from all walks of life man. Lastly, I think people put to much emphasis on train hopping when referring to this site. It's only one way to travel, and it's only one of the forum categories, also if you hop trains your gonna hitchhike eventually.
And damn man, was the personal attack really necessary? I'm 24, not 21. I'm not a fucking pessimist, I'm really much more of an optimist. I'm also a realist (if that's even an 'ist'), and I may be a bit nihilistic at times, but I'm usually pretty happy and I always make the best out of my situation. I just try not to buy into any bullshit and like to keep it as simple as possible. Besides man, you saying I'm a pessimist for saying the we are parasites by asking for money (or telling jokes, flying a funny sign, playing guitar, ect.) is just you assumeing I view parasites negatively. Some sure, but there are some that are beneficial. And the way I view the parasite that is myself and most everyone on this site is beneficial. When your spanging you give every single person that gives you money a boost, a sense of moral righteousness that comes from giving. Plus I'm boosting the economy and keeping alcohol and tobacco stocks up. That's something, eh?
Isn't being a tradesman the same thing as having a job?
