Bradley Gauthier

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Why Society Tells Me I'm Going to Die at the Age of 50

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“You gave away all your shit? Are you having a mid-life crisis, man?”

This is oftentimes the response I receive when I tell people about my new project.

My project, it seems, is unusual for most. But why?

Having given away most of my worldly possessions, moving from my four-bedroom house, and exploring the world did seem daunting to me. Even a little overwhelming.

But never as a crisis.

I’m 25-years-old with little ties to anything. So I ask, why not? This is not a mid-life crisis.

However, it appears that society has lost their capacity to see another’s worldview , their empathy is non-existent. And worse yet, they’ve lost their ability to believe there is more to life.

To me, the real crisis is wanting to sit in a fucking cubicle all day making someone else rich, needing advanced permission to take a day vacation, all while hoping that in 40 or 50 years there will be enough zeroes in the bank statement to travel the world.

Why wait?

Why not live a remarkable life now?

It’s possible. And this blog will be a real-world case study of my adventures as I travel, experiment, and search for the ideal lifestyle.

I hope you will join me.