How much could one courage cost? A million dollars?
Only rich people say stupid shit like this.
Only stupid rich people say stupid stuff like this.
If you violate enough mobility laws you can get anywhere for free!
True, if you believe you can survive the border guard shooting at you you don’t need any money at all.
Just board the plane without paying.
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.
That’s great and all but please take a few step to the left, you are blocking the sunlight
Oh, sorry Diogenes!
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.
The line that separates courage and stupidity is always very thin, be it warfare or… Checks notes… TRAVEL
Depends on your definition of homelessness. Living in a shitty, broken down van probably counts. But what about living in a $200k Mercedes Sprinter van converted to a camper, with a stable job that lets you work remote? What about a retired couple living in a 40’ RV, after spending their working lives dreaming about traveling around the country?
There are worse options.
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.
I don’t think that is “travel” in the spirit of the discussion.
People do this all the time. Typically it’s people on bikes, crossing something.
$5 a day? Pure luxury!
The guy is right. You are all missing the point. How do you think prehistoric humans traveled? How did the humans travel from what is now Russia to North america to become the “Native Americans”? You think they charged it to their Amex? Or took out a second mortgage. No. If you want to travel, use your feet, hop a train, get a job on a ship and use it as free travel then quit. Traveling takes money, or courage, the less money you have, the more courage you need, the more money you have the less courage you need. Its not complicated.
The difference is restrictions didn’t exist as much. I can’t just go to my local port and get a job on a ship without a resumé and experience, without a passport etc. The main lodging in modern life is buying or renting, so it’s also pretty much homelessness unless you have a job lined up already. Even travel within the US, the best bet to sleeping without money is sleeping in a car/van (if you have one!) in something like a Walmart parking-lot (or a rest area)… even then it’s going to depend on the area and you still might get hassled by cops (or now, maybe ICE).
And hell, if people lived the old way, I probably could do that. I can peel+chop+fry a potato (or most other vegetables) no problem. I’ll sweep the floor, I can carry things, I’ll help with important/risky things, and if I have food+shelter I don’t particularly care about money. Admittedly, I would be higher risk of death at sea though (either heat-stroke or that I can’t swim).
Though this is completely different in the EU… because of: Freedom To Roam, the Schengen Area, hostels.
EDIT: Also going back further, many humans could survive travelling that way likely because they were part of a group. Solo-travel this way is possible now, but I’d say it’s a bit more than courage. It also takes knowledge and preparation, likely health, and again navigating risks. Not to say any of that is new for travel, though I’d say getting arrested or maybe ran over are. And this also falls back more into survival rather than travel for leisure as people think about it now.
Have the courage to pay in other ways.
With beans?
We’re poor, not stupid. Beans are far too valuable.
Why not both
Yeah I traded a whole cow for three beans!
NOT MY MR.BEAN COLLECTION!?
My wife got rid of my Mr. Bean VHS collection
Gas, grass, or ass. Nobody rides for free.
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 <ahem> “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.
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Go out your front door.
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Keep walking.
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Joy.
Isn’t this the plot of LotR?
And the Hobbit
I think it depends which character you are.
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"SIR YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COURAGE POINTS TO FLY ON BRAVE AIRLINES, you must go to delta. "
Does Brave Airlines mine Courage Coins without your consent?
GODDAMMIT I just opened this card for the promotional courage points!
But I earned these points flying on Spirit!
Can I pay with mental illnesses?
I’m not out of those, but would gladly transfer them to a financial institution.They have enough already.
Mental illness CAN get you a plane, if you’re fast and skilled enough.
Lebron must be the bravest person on Earth.
I wonder if traveling the seas is why he flops so much?
No no no, it’s the courage to leave without caring about losing all your worldly possessions 🙃
My worldly possessions are lots of debt
How lucky, you’d have it wherever you go!
“Dickes Ticket”-Moment (for those who understand German)
