Recently, I had several young visitors from the US, in their early to mid-twenties. The typical profile: college graduate, roving around the world, not in a rush to go anywhere, particularly not back to the US, since there are no spectacular prospects waiting for them there.
One guy in particular struck me, since at the age of 25 he was clearly mature in his realization that he dropped out, or rejected normative society. He had no intention of ever holding a job, owning or renting a home.
These are the today's equivalent of the Great Depression hobos... They go by boats and airplanes, not by trains... :)
And yet, he did it with no history of drugs, violence, or involvement with law enforcement.
He seemed entirely at peace with his choice, trying to live happily with it.
Freedom is what he cherishes.
He went back to the US yesterday, but was conflicted about it. We chatted about it, and I felt the need to warn him, that if his freedom may be restricted in the future in a way that would prevent him from leaving the US again.
The new Curtain will not be Iron, it will be Digital - tight control of travel and ID documents, that would make impossible for most people to leave the US under "emergency" provisions....
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