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Please don't romanticize isolation. We have enough elderly folk existing in dire loneliness in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes who understand the t
by RationPhantoms 1mo ago
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.
- applfanboysbgon 1mo agoPeople aren't allowed to enjoy something because other people don't enjoy it? Other people are experiencing something they didn't choose, so nobody should be allowed to choose it?
- dumberquestions 1mo agoI think they're suggesting that those who romanticize it actually just have never truly experienced it, and will not appreciate it if they do.
- b112 1mo agoExactly, like what happened to me when I tried to be a vegetarian.
- hermitcrab 1mo agoPeople who try to become vegetarians because they think they should rarely last. You need to want to. (context: vegetarian for 40 years, apart from the occasional bit of white fish).
- thin_carapace 1mo agoplease somebody bottle this lesson distill it and start teaching it to kids using a framework of similar pro social behaviour
- jambalaya8 1mo agoHmm. I think you sorta need to feel "you should" before you "want to", for most people. I have gone through periods of veganism, lacto-vegetarianism, ovo-lacto vegetarianism, ovo-lacto-pescatarian (and with and without poultry), etc. At the end of the day, my body was not built to be vegetarian in any capacity. It stops working properly without red meat, even (even when I try to supplement iron in other ways, my body literally does not function properly). I can go without chicken, but not other animal sources. It's a shame; I sort of didn't mind the food if it was prepared properly, but it is dangerous to suggest everyone can follow the same diet.
- b112 1mo agoThis is somewhat, what happened to me. I found I lost all energy, and my strength was about half what it was. We all have unique biomes in our gut, and they're tailored to us. If you lose it, eg something kills all your gut bacteria, you will be very sick. The only cure is to have a transplant from a relative. Literally fecal matter is taken from a donar, pureed, and shoved up your wahzoo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_microbiota_transplant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_microbiota_transplant My point? Your and my gut bacteria may need meat, and it could be why some cannot do the vegan thing. If your gut bacteria isn't happy, you aren't. And you can't just swap that out.
- esseph 1mo agohttps://www.allergicliving.com/2026/08/10/fecal-transplant-pills-for-peanut-allergy-advance-to-phase-2-trial/ https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/08/10/fecal-transplant-p... You can probably just put some poop in a gelcap... (this is not medical advice!) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7359198/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7359198/
- b112 1mo agoYes, but this study isn't replacing the entire biome. What I was citing, was a case of people having lost their gut bacteria completely. They use a relative, as using a random person in such cases, which isn't a match for that person's genetic history, can be quite harmful. It's precisely why they seek a close relative. Adding some additional gut bacteria doesn't replace everything you have. Otherwise, you'd get sick from eating a salad someone else prepared, and ingesting some of their bacteria. The peanut thing may be introducing an additional bacterium which perhaps processes peanuts in a better fashion, but without supplanting anything? So I won't say you're wrong. But without trials I won't say you're right, either.
- esseph 1mo agoSome of you aren't real introverts that grew up in the country and it shows :P
- tocs3 1mo agoWhoever can enjoy what ever. There is some danger in romanticize things. Romanticizing shows the good in something but leaves out the difficulties. Some may very well enjoy an extremely remote and isolated lifestyle but it is not a Disney cruise of Hollywood movie.
- Barrin92 1mo agoas is often pointed out, loneliness and solitude are two different things. The latter, especially in nature, can be a very formative and restorative experience.
- gkanai 1mo agoSolitude by choice is one thing. Leaving when you want to, returning to a life with more connections, etc. These men are probably doing this job because it is work they can get.