<DIV>BTW, a misanthrope doesn't necessarily hate humanity, he or she might only <EM>mistrust</EM> humanity. You have read of hermits residing in remote locales living to be 102 years old, even though they smoke pipes or chew tobacco, drink whiskey. These long-lived hermits have no attorneys, alimony, accountants, telemarketers, junk mail to put in the recycling bin, and so forth. The simplicity of living a rural life is not so much what is of interest here, it is the peace of mind that comes from not being surrounded by those who want a piece of you, who want to sell you something, want a shoulder to sob on, an empathetic ear to describe their problems in the smallest detail.<BR> ><EM>Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] moveon.org<BR> >I've never actually <BR>>seen anyone *claim* to be a misanthrope. Did some joker<BR>>get on your computer and pull a gag? {8^D<BR><BR>>spike</EM></DIV><p>
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