Christopher McCandless

naturelover24 wrote: They don't want to persuade us ...

[quote="naturelover24"] Unfortunately society wants us to .../quote]

Who's "they"? Who's "society" and who's "us"?

Charlie Winston - Like a Hobo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nOd5_Bdc8I

Anybody care to speculate on why more men than women have joined this site? Well, first of all, it seems that finally there are more women here than first expected - even though probably still less than men. Perhaps more men feel they are like Chris than women do? Maybe. And IF this is true: There ...

If you want to go looking for something to take out of context, please just help yourself to any sentence fragment. If you don't think you understand the meaning of something someone has posted then please ask what is intended. Nothing I have posted has been meant to apply broadly to ALL WOMEN. Hey...

Well, I was intending to stay gender-neutral on this site, but this chat is just too juicy to refrain from. You go, GONORTH girl!--and I'll admit I hadn't guessed your gender from reading your earlier posts. Had my fellow forum readers guessed mine? Perhaps not, since I haven't espoused a passion f...

stilltrekker wrote:There's some measure of safety and companionship in traveling with others, but I think you see more, hear more, and reflect more when you're alone.

Exactly. I generally travel alone for these reasons, but don't plan too risky things.
I never hitch-hike.

Now this is really getting more and more interesting... but a bit scary, too. ;) because women seeking similar things may tend to look for it by different means, emancipation/liberation etc. that are typically anti-male oriented. And I think perhaps many more men than women admire him for his unique...

I can't stand most women, note I said MOST. Superficial, obsessed with fashion and malls and celebrities. ... Women seem to marry for money, then it's all about "I can't leave him because he supports my shopping habits, but he's a dud in bed". So in your opinion MOST women are superficial...

It's the same misguided maternal instinct that leads women to think they can "fix" a violent or thuggish man, only to end up disappointed but unbowed. Ladies, you've got to understand that if a guy isn't interested in you, he's not, and you don't need to convince him otherwise or beat you...

Interesting theories. :mrgreen: Ok, mothers (and fathers) probably have a different point of view. But for the rest, one possible difference between genders has not yet been mentioned yet: What about the girls and women who like McCandless as a MAN? :mrgreen: I mean, he was a charismatic young guy i...