Squatters in paradise say it's job from hell

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-paradise-prison26-2009jul26,0,7243566.story?page=1&track=rss

by kqr2 • 17 years ago

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TrevorJ• 17 years ago

I think that the lifestyle described would be amazing except for one fact: limited electricity and no internet.

ryanwaggoner• 17 years ago

I think that for a period of less than one year, that could be what makes it amazing.

scw• 17 years ago

Electricity has only been widely available in the last eighty years or so, and the internet the last fifteen, but neither of those obstacles prevented great accomplishments or happiness to flourish. I'm guessing that the limited social interactions, movement, and separation from loved ones are all worse on the inhabitants.

wglb2• 17 years ago

Bring a ham radio station, that would be my plan.

ja27• 17 years ago

You should see some of the places ham radio operators do "DX-peditions", like the nearby Scarborough Reef:

http://www.scarboroughreef.com

wglb2• 17 years ago

Yes, I know a couple of these dudes.

In 2000, we went to Vanuatu and stayed in a mansion, hardly as severe, but we did do some technological firsts. Shortly before that, there were people at kingman reef, which is max of 3 feet high and they had to bring their own floor.

kqr2• 17 years ago

I wonder what's the minimum environment size for humans in general to stave off "cabin fever"?

icey• 17 years ago

I wonder if it's an issue of variety as much as environment size.

dctoedt• 17 years ago

That, plus something to do, something to keep your mind occupied.

pbhj• 17 years ago

You could ask the guys on the ISS or those that did the experiments in Russia on close-quarters living in prep for a Mars mission. Or submariners, lighthousekeepers ...

Mintz• 17 years ago

Surely they could get some reading done?

alanthonyc• 17 years ago

This article is pure comedy:

"So far, one baby has been born on the island, but many more have been "assembled" there, he says."

... I wonder if there's surf there.

Squatters in paradise say it's job from hell

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