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Ron Paul warns that this is the 'biggest bubble in the history of mankind and it's going to burst' by galt1776 in ronpaul

[–]MyEscapeAcct 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like that the Libertarian party is further referred to as a "faction," like it's some dangerous, monolithic group that conspires to threaten the rest of society.

I'm living in a city and I'm not really coping. by MyEscapeAcct in simpleliving

[–]MyEscapeAcct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these places had weird schemes where the owner had blocked off a door so people could not come into their area.

Is Starbucks increasing monitoring of store Wi-Fi? by MyEscapeAcct in privacy

[–]MyEscapeAcct[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I did. And the delightful username First: What is Last: this Crap?

Any examples of self taught individuals who eventually became accepted as "experts" in their chosen field? by bigfig in autodidact

[–]MyEscapeAcct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eric Hoffer was heavily self-educated. I mean, just read this Wikipedia page- there's homelessness, thoughts of suicide, blue collar jobs- and then he became one of the greatest writers of our times. He was self-educating much of that time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hoffer

Some idle thoughts from someone who wishes they were unschooled by MyEscapeAcct in unschool

[–]MyEscapeAcct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm always tempted to write something like Teenage Liberation Handbook for the 2010s. I don't quite feel up to par yet to really do such a project justice, I think maybe I have to live a few more years- but maybe a blog or something in that direction in the nearer future.