>>1082024>you don't need to depend on relationships with others to have a fulfilling lifeHe had a close friend delivering supplies, another friend whose cabin he lived in while building his own, and without years of working with other people he couldn't have accumulated the skills as a hunter, fisherman, mechanic, woodworker, gardener, etc necessary to realize this lifestyle. We have another /out/ icon who's a perfect example of someone trying to live like Proenneke without first developing the right skills and relationships: pic related. Look how he ended up.