A Real Caveman

So I came across something really interesting. Some guy named Daniel Suelo has been living in the woods without any kind of money or modern convenience since 2000. He lives in a cave in Moab, Utah. He does however use the public library to update the blog that he writes about his experiences.

"I've been totally without cents since Autumn of 2000 (except for 1 month in 2001). I don't use or accept money or conscious barter - don't take food stamps or other government dole. I don't see money as evil or good: how can illusion be evil or good? But I don't see heroin or meth as evil or good, either. Which is more addictive & debilitating, money or meth? Attachment to illusion makes you illusion, makes you not real. Attachment to illusion is called idolatry, called addiction. I simply got tired of acknowledging as real this most common world-wide belief called money! I simply got tired of being unreal. Money is one of those intriguing things that seems real & functional because 2 or more people believe it is real & functional," Suelo writes on his blog.

This seems a little crazy to me but apparently the guy is happy. I do wonder about the health risks of living in the woods like that though. He hunts for his own food. That can't be safe, can it?


Here is an interview that the BBC did on him: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2009/09/090929_outlook_caveman.shtml