05-11-2019, 12:20 AM
(05-10-2019, 06:51 PM)genba Wrote: when you are a nomad/gypsy, you are both advantaged and disadvantaged. the main disadvantage is that you cannot lay a foundation to accumulate power. it's not a good situation to create and raise a family, nor is it to create a business, nor is it even to make good, close and lasting friends. unless they're traveling with you, and yeah internet muddies those waters a ton.
someone in a state of drifting is of little consequence to the power structures. someone that lays down roots, creates and cultivates community, attracting like minded individuals... now that's a threat to them.
Very good points. When you own land/a home, you have a foundation and rights.
Rights that cannot be had living a nomad lifestyle. Which is why it would seem that
this push to take on that way of living could have darker intentions.
Now, the "elite" are going to make their money either way, they always hedge their bets, playing
both sides of one another. But sometimes power and control are worth more than money.
When you can manipulate and marginalize huge swaths of society by painting them into
a tight financial corner, you've not only got the money aspect [home foreclosures, car repo's, etc.]
but control over how much influence those people affected can now wield. A rolling stone
gathers no moss as they say.
I still see a lot of positive angles to the nomad life, for sure. Mostly for those that choose
it willingly, not out of necessity.
