>>2172244Because the number of people (mainly young, western, "cerebral type" men) living profoundly depressing lives has skyrocket in the last three decades. Moving to a shack in the woods sounds great when you feel trapped by some hellish slave life. Also
>>2172292 is completely right when he says it's fueled by "desire to live purposefully", though he doesn't mention how the vast majority of people would end up similarly disastrous with their live in the rough due to the shock of losing modern conveniences.
