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- Chilean Patagonia, not Patagonia, Inc.
(/s though from the title did consider for a second that it meant a retail store in some isolated place)
- The lonely men sewing VC's ugly sweater vests, at the financial end of the world.by kev009
- "At the End of the World" disambiguates it pretty well, I think.by bayganyo
- Phew. I am sitting here in my fleece feeling attacked.by estetlinus
- Patagonia as it’s referred to today was never unpopulated, it still has an indigenous population. This narrative is used everywhere for vast untamed wilderness that just ignores the many people still living there.by bluealienpie
- Incredible photos. First thing that came to my mind was an awareness of the contrast between "the full breadth of humanity experience" vs "Silicon Valley's view of humanity". I don't know if that makes sense, but it's literally the first thing that came to my mind.by glimshe
- Seeing the photos, the first thing that came to mind was "Wow,really well kept and clean."by tocs3
- by ur-whale
- Where do I sign up? Seriously. ¿Dónde solicito el empleo?
- Looks amazing. Just finagle a small solar array for power, some backup batteries and a satellite uplink for the web and I'd be there in a heartbest.by foodandart
- Please don't romanticize isolation. We have enough elderly folk existing in dire loneliness in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes who understand the true definition of it.
- Don't think the mall would like that. </sarcasm>by jambalaya8
- But why?
You can "isolate" in less isolated places.
Also what's the point if the activity you're describing is linking through other people anyway (just over internet).
by epolanski - Same... that's the goal now. Try to get a place somewhere remote, cabin, fireplace, books, Starlink, maybe a diesel truck and couple of dogs.by fierycatnet
- I think it looks romantic from the perspective of someone in a major metro area. But long term, that sort of lifestyle is only for the people who can really endure that. After a while I think most would not want that remoteness.by gkanai
- Take a 2 week long vacation deep somewhere doing just this, you will appreciate it but more than likely come to realize it is not something you would prefer long term. If you can find a middle ground, to me that’s the dream.by Aboutplants
- The above link, https://archive.ph/XDM2H
does not work for me. However I can see that there is plenty of food (perhaps too much) at the end of the world.
by giardini - Yesterday I was reading about this place in Oregon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Shirk_Ranch
Today, with a modern vehicle, it is 1.5 hours from the nearest 'town' and 2 from the county seat, which has 2000 people.
I can't imagine how remote that must have been in 1900. What the seasons must have looked like going by, and how far the rest of the world must have felt.
by davidw - I recently spent some time out that way staying at the Hart Mountain Refuge and visited the place where Oregon, California and Nevada meet just south of nearby Adel. I was fascinated about how remote everything is even in a modern vehicle.
I couldn't imagine traveling that area by foot or horse. Eastern Oregon is a fascinating and beautiful place. I wrote a bit about it on my blog.
https://object.computer/2026/07/15/summer-slows-and-trips-do...
by MrDrone - I was just looking up lightkeeper positions in my province. Unfortunately no openings right now. But it would be an interesting job for an introvert like myself.by _whiteCaps_
- These photos are beautiful: https://media.newyorker.com/photos/6a7f7ed55b6cfa7eff424505/...by wxw
- For real. Amazing work. And also, there’s a reason people refuse to give up shooting on film. Especially medium format film.by roblh
- Good article about living at a remote estancia at the bottom of Argentina, January 1971, 'The Housewife at the End of the World'. Not too much has changed since then.
https://archive.org/details/edg-ng-1961/edg%20NG%201971-01%2...
by sriacha - by bookofjoe