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- 78-year-old Masafumi Nagasaki is the sole resident of a tropical island located at the southern tip of Okinawa, Japan. He would rather obey the demands of nature than of another person, which is what led him to escape civilization and live on Sotobanari Island. We decided to go and find out exactly what kind of lifestyle he's leading, and why he chooses not to wear clothes.
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Does anyone want to go with me to an deserted Island and start an COMMUNITY ?
Fuck the system.
Jordan Telezino hhmm
Jordan Telezino Ok but where ?
We could go to the Island in the video but that would piss him probably off. XD
hackinblack XD
Im down.
Jordan Telezino We will be the kings. XD
people always grind and complain about the system, but hes by far one of the few people who actually did something about it and is living life on his own terms....quite an inspirational figure
because he had nothing to lose, i would do the same
whitehorseusa nothing to lose? he gave up a comparatively comfortable lifestyle that he used to have when he was working...gave up friends (except for that one guy who visits him now and then), gave up pretty much all modern conveniences as well...most of us want that same kind of satisfaction he has with his relatively basic lifestyle, but not many are willing to give it up
i would do the same thing if shit hits the fan
Spoderman Shit hit the fan a long, long time ago. Didn't you get the memo mate?
Spoderman Your Deep Senses are Going off aren't they..
The entire time, she had to be like, "Don't look down, don't look down..."
AbstractArbiter
If they weren't covered by protective skin then they would be dry. Look at the majority of mammals, as they have skin to cover the sensitive areas of their genitalia. Therefore, there is no need to censor genitalia.
AbstractArbiter
Most people don't, as the human anatomy is not taught as well as it should be. Humans evolved with coverings for the protection of inner tissue vital for reproduction, as an example would be the prepuce. The "shame" that is associated with nakedness can be directly related to primitive human feelings. Religion formed as a tool to create large tribes that were easy to manipulate. Religion later shamed to idea of nakedness and reproduction to eliminate primitive nature altogether. Biology and Psychology have always been at an interesting quarrel.
Pickles Christ thank you for showing intellect. The internet should learn from you.
haha dude did you catch that awkward moment at 10:00 when he stands up and puts his wang in her face. It had me cracking up
*****
I believe it was his erectile dysfunction that brought him to the island in the first place.
Oh boy, if he thinks Japan has a lot of trash and people are selfish there I can't imagine what he would think about the rest of the world...
Stexe
Indeed...
+Ste Dunn now that should be the lore for fallout
+Ste Dunn What if those who got nuked included you and your family? Would that be worth it?
+Ste Dunn No! We, the world, should stop being "the Vassals" of the USA. The USA has some much power because we fear them. If we stop fearing and stand up for our nations we will prevail!
+Jannis de Reu Uh... what? USA spends more money on military than the next five countries... COMBINED.
Imagine living on an island for 20 years and you are still more sociable likeable and respectable than 9/10 of the people on this earth myself included, what an incredibly character
total respect for this reporter, keeping a totally straight face and just conversing normally even when his crotch was inches from her face.
I think she is used to this kind of situation :P ;)
When you know what to expect you'll get used to it after a few minutes. Plus, she's a pro and there for a purpose.
It's important to note that different cultures have different levels of acceptance for nudity.
Japanese are a different breed. Professionalism and purpose above all.
I don't know why we're so concerned with nudity. I don't even know why his crotch had to be fuzzed out. It's just an old man's peepee. Maybe it was for his modesty...?
It's actually really cute cause he's so old saying mr. Aoki is his bestfriend tbh
Same
+xsxlxbx "Yes! He's my best friend!"
The bit about feeling guilt about eating shellfish really got to me. The reporter states boldly that its natural providence, but he replies politely, that the animal being eaten doesn't feel that way.
+Thomas Baddeley Im the Apex Predator of planet earth. Hear me roar!!! *shoots minigun*
+Thomas Baddeley It's true though. The way humans murder animals by the billions, not even for survival but for sheer taste ('bacon tho'), is absolutely insane and incredibly selfish (and destroying our planet too).
+Thrumbolt the Great I guess you can't understand that human survival is much more sophisticated than just sustenance. The same brain that allows us to imagine being eaten from an animals point of view also requires a high level of satisfaction and security to function well in society. Human brains really need a ton of stuff to be healthy.
Just admit it; you wouldn't be yourself if you only ate the required amount of adequately tasting gruel day in and day out.
+zorgitron Well, I eat vegan, so I definitely try to cause as little suffering as possible, especially towards sentient beings. But while many people think this is an ascetic lifestyle, I do in fact eat quite a variety of plants and foods. Mostly regional, but obviously I'm not completely unselfish. As a human, that's kinda impossible ;D Variety is nice, but it's not so much the variety that's the issue as that people destroy all our resources because they want to eat animals.
Honestly tho, I'd be fine with just rice, bananas or whatever else grows there and shellfish if I could live on that island :D
+zorgitron that's what we like to tell ourselves.
This is the most blessed homeless man ever
The entire island is his home..come again.
*****
this!^
in some peoples eyes he lives in a palace !
em kay You missed his point in the whole video. It's not his home. He doesn't own the island!
Paul Taylor Haha! That's what I was thinking the whole time too! He's just selfish, lazy and extremely pessimistic on his general outlook of his country.
The dude is barely self-sufficient, his sister gives him the money and he goes to the city once a month to buy supplies to survive. How unenlightened. Calling him a "Hermit" is a stretch really! But, then whatever gets people to click on your video works right Vice ?
loved it. one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. this man is so present.
SHE SHOULD HAVE REMOVED HER CLOTHING AS SOON AS SHE ARRIVED ON THE ISLAND... "When in Rome, do as the Romans"
but she was in Japan.
***** Ha ha ha... You must have seen exactly how I reacted when I read link858's comment. It's like you were in the same room. LOL
phuk offndy What if he was in the same room.....
***** lol thank you
but it would be blurred as it's counterpart. so no porn for you
He looks fucking amazing for 78! Honestly in his face, his moment, even his mental ability... men in the uk life expectancy is 78... yet we look and act much worse incur 50/60s
Holy shit . A 78 year old man who has lived alone for 20 years made a fish joke about the guy being allergic to sea food (you must be allergic to women too) ... This man is awesome ! He is not an anti social person using nature as an escape, but a social person who chose his life style based on nothing more than his convictions. this man is a role model.
He's so down to earth. Everyone needs to take from him and be more grateful towards others
I find it funny that he roams completely naked except for a bandanna...
+chuck kaczmarsky possibly to prevent heat penetration from the sun during the day and cold at night.
Cool dude. Would drink beer on a lonely island with.
This man live in an unfathomable kind of happiness. Truth
Very good posture and mobility for 78
This is a very smart man here... self sufficiency at its finest
Funny that I stopped watching and scrolled down right at "but he's not totally self-sufficient and his older sister sends him money once a month"
Mike Be Hes not, his sister sends him money
Not sure if you even watched it, he is not self sufficient. he has alot of things from the main land.
I would imagine its because he is 78 years old. I'm sure it wasn't always that way.
What he does is incredible, but not easy but incredibly hard by every means.
Industrialization has created useless competition among human race to the extent that they forgot life is all about living in conjunction with nature. I love this man, he is inspirational and tells us the importance of living a beautiful life.Respect
When he says to the camera guy.
You're allergic to shellfish? You must be allergic to women too ...lmao..
Then he says " is no laughing matter" lmao. Master roshi you are the man !
The stuff he does reminds me of my Dad, gargling sea water, saving stuff in bottles, being naked but my Dad does it in the back garden and the neighbours complain.
You need to be born into that sort of thing. Raised without technology, and only live off the land to really appreciate the peace of it. I wish I could go to that island, but I can't survive 1 day without my sweet, sweet internet.
Be sitting on the beach and shit. Just chillen. I think to myself "I really miss my Japanese water wheel bondage porn, and my basement. I bet this old man doesn't even know what a megatron is."
lol....
Can't survive 1 day, huh? You would suck if your power got knocked out for a week by an ice storm like mine did last year. :\
Bubba Gurt Dude, lay off the porn...seriously it causes ED!
It is shame that Vice abandoned this kind of interesting documentaries and instead focus on politics and propaganda :-/
That's where all the money is
+lamebubblesflysohigh What do you mean 'abandoned'? Vice have been doing stuff about politics and propaganda for years and they still do stuff like this.
+Tane Anton Yeah.. don't blame the corporations and companies like the bird brain masses seem to do.. we have to hold individuals personally liable for their crimes against others. And just as much, the blame isn't on VICE really, it's the people making the crap. The problem is if they refuse to do the crappy shit that they're being demanded to do by the sold out company they'll get scrapped for someone else who will follow orders without question.
+lamebubblesflysohigh Because they were bought out by HBO lol
+boomshroomgoonmoon you fucking idiot it happened viacom bought them years ago. they're another branch of mtv.
Meet the 78-year-old man who lives alone (and naked) on an island off japan.
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Yes. Small like a grain of rice. To blend in,no ego, be a part. Just be a part and one with all things. Grateful, Peace, Humble...and Happiness. Don't forget... :)
The problem with the overall message that the man delivers is the fact that he gets money from relatives on a regular basis that he doesnt earn...so he is not totally self sufficient and relies on the so called evil companies for survival.
martywhitevan Rome was not built in a day.
***** i stand corrected and i was assuming
Tyler Durden i would assume that the money he earned in his prior profession as a photographer came from "so called" evil corporations.
What an amazing man! with the courage to turn his back on the security of living in a welfare community. You can knock him all you like, but how many would dare to disengage from the system? I can't understand the comments about being naked! it's a natural state and we only wear clothes because we are brought up with shame about our bodies! This man has no shame so why would he cover up?
Cmon how to was cloths in such an isolated island!?
I would worry about getting sand in my ass, plus I like clothes, they are warm.
+Michael Maynard Interestingly enough, quite a lot of homeless people in germany or "beggars" or "tramps" whatever you wanna call them.... Actually choose to live that way on their own. As welfare is maybe an universal right by constitution, but also not a force. They choose to live that way as they also choose to live indepedent from the state and any institutions. These type of homeless people you can find quite a lot in parks. They are very chilled too and you can sit there with them, talk with them and drink some beers with them. Of course that does not apply to all homeless people obviously. And yeah of course they make their "living" by begging lol, well a few also try to do music or stuff like that.
Actually clothes are meant to protect us from nature. Definitely not rooted in body shame.
He gets money from his sister so he's still living off a sort of welfare. It's within the family, and voluntary. Though we can't be sure that his sister isn't collecting something in his name, like social security. Not trying to take anything away from his way of life; we just can't say for sure how completely disengaged from the system he is.
RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Not anymore. He was forced out from the island.
@@mlodymlody3067 Proof? Do you have an article about this?
Reminded me of Buddha..
Sure when he's naked he gets an island.
when I'm naked I'm drunk and have to leave Walmart
He sure is living the life. I'm so jealous ;~;
Jealousy wont get you anywhere. You could go do this if you wanted to, nothing is stopping you. If you think anything is stopping you it's just an excuse you are creating because you're afraid.
Internet Troll You're mixing irony up with sarcasm.
Chris Merrick I've never heard so much truth in one TH-cam comment..
I wish i can do what hes doin now studying for my finals
I LOVE THIS GUY!!! So wise & articulate. I love when he said, "my body is pure, like a baby in the womb. when u take medication you begin to rely on it." I love that. I *knew* that was really bugging him when the camera guy wouldn't eat the rock oyster or clam. Allergic or not (probably an excuse bcuz he doesn't like it &/or didn't want to eat raw shellfish), in Japan (&with most older ppl) you eat what your served. you come to my home, my private island, you eat what your given. I literally laughed out loud when he said, "allergic to shellfish? must be allergic to women too." When he walked to the water to wash the clam, I could totally tell that was really weighing heavy on his mind when the camera guy declined the rock oyster. And when he said, "that's the selfish excuse humans give, for living things to eat eachother. we should leave as many offspring in the would as possible." AMEN to that! he made me smile ear to ear & brought a tear of happiness to my eye. awesome great guy! I pray he lives well beyond 100! and that's very cool that he has his bestfriend Aoki for 15yrs+ to look out for him & his sisters send him money monthly so he's able to get food & water. this man is an inspiration. I really admire him.
+Vanity Rae Allergies are a real thing... and even if you eat something everyday one day suddenly you could develop an allergy to it- I know from experience-. The thing is if we let nature do it's own thing allergic people would just die
I totally understand him.
+Theresa Marie go live with him on the island
If I did that, then neither one of us would be alone
No you don't. You had to read the subtitles. So you're a fucking liar, just like everyone says that you know, about you
For a 78-year old, he looks spyry. He seems like a friendly guy, even though without any companionship. He doesn't have Wilson, though.
I think people can learn a lot form someone like Nagasaki, I'll probably watch this again sometime just to listen to the man talk, made me think about stuff
Idk why but the way she or the japanese in general says "haaaai" it makes me smile lol. i think its kinda cute
It is cute
This was deeper than anything else I've seen on Vice. GG Japan.
Japanese people are the only humans I can say I somewhat admire, they really have and show respect for mother nature and try to be as minimalist as possible, they have a beautiful culture.
@ 12:33 "As for getting sick... Oh dear, I forgot to gargle today..." Lol
well thats new, i never expected a naked old guy to bring me so much inspiration
hm. this was really, really cool to see and its.. almost surreal. i wish i could meet this guy and have a talk with him. and yes, this sound selfish just as he described - but i'd want to learn from him. ask him about his opinions on some certain things and stuff.
anyway, amazing video vice, that's the kind documentaries you should definitely do more.
Yes, it can be fixed.
***** 10/10 epic meme
Now everytime i go swimming at the beach, I remind myself there is a naked man across the world gargling the same water i swim in.
Just enjoy it. This doesn't happen every day.
Yea the ater u drink was peed in by frogs and fishes as most water bodies are the source of Citys fresh water
Imagine: There are billions of fish, mussels, mammals who have sex in the ocean, piss and shit in it all day and night. :-D
Remind yourself about the raw sewage, nuclear waste and good ol plastic.
i used to think that people who isolate themselves from the public masses used to develop an illness like becoming unsociable or not friendly but this guy had tunrned out opposite as he is talkative, friendly and humorous .One thing i like about him is his love for peace and a clean environment.
August GR amin because he obviously has a friend
This was an amazing story...Thank you!!
"That's him, right?" No No No, that's the other only naked guy living on the Island LOL.
you can actually learn from this man. i could say i envy his lifestyle simple but pure, such an inspiration .
why is ther a blur? that is stupid!
TH-cam isn't a big fan of nudity
***** But... I'm not European
Griffin Perrson I understand what you mean?
JT Jensen
Yes, you understand what he means!
Adrian Yes! I really, really do? cus i`m from Europe?,,,hmm?
I give this man mad props because he got to find his place in the world. He is happy and humble on top of it. Three years... that's how long I have till high school is done. After that... five years of military. After that... find a cheap car and THEN find my place in the world like he did.
Why can't I be one of those rich kid's with parents that would just give you everything? A car, job, house, and even a woman (yeah people do that to!). Life is a struggle for some, others it's just fun and games.
***** Not if you play your cards right. HNIT HINT!
i love how he has no clothes but a nice cloth hat..
This guy is so cool......I wouldn’t live like that........but I respect him for doing it.
At 10:00 I was wondering how long she would stay crouched down hahah thats wierd
hahahahahahahahahahahaha i was dyinggg
awesome report
strong old man
pretty reporter
hope everyone who watched it get something changed in their minds
when he means he is not lonely, it means that he is not lonely. don't work your brain too hard.
Vice is fantastic. Always putting out varied and thoughtful content.
>Lives there for twenty years
>Doesn't have a wizard beard
I am disappoint
Yes, I noticed his hair and beard were perfectly trimmed. Wondered if it were for the interview, or if he goes to the barber when he goes shopping on the neighboring island. As a former photographer, I imagine he’s well aware of how he’ll look on film.
That awkward moment when the Old Man is standing up and the reporter is still on her knees lmao hahaha😂🤣
Don't worry guise.. I looked it up:
Simulacrum
A simulacrum, is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god.
Love it when you guys use reporters that are closer to the communities that the stories are on!!!
What he said about being "in tune with nature" mirrors Japanese city society anyway. "If I get too full of myself, nature will have its way of putting me back in my place," he says. Japanese society is often described as "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." It's all about blending in, being unnoticeable in your environment. So really the core of his way of life may not have changed as much as he thinks it has.
good thing we have you to tell us how he lives!!! thanks a bunch man :/
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I love his life philosophy - it places him in tune and in harmony with nature instead of placing himself at the centre of it.
9:21 "i put them in bottles now so the rice can't get to them".....
He's right about not getting sick in the first place and relying on medicine. Gotta give that to him and he looks genuinely happy and and at peace
10:00, I found this moment hilarious xD
shes like "dont look, dont look, dont look"
He’s very busy! What? 😂😭🤣😂
This has been on the Japanese vice channel for years. Nothing new. Great piece none the less.
You go old japanese dude , you rock ! :)
You can't be more "down to earth" than this guy... literally.
"You can listen to the radio using wires?"
...
It was refreshing as the video brought us close to nature! I enjoyed it!
Bear Grylls has to visit this guy
Not only visit but maybe learn some more things from him. Right?
+Dovley Hutchinson
they can get nekkid together
+Dovley Hutchinson fuck bear grylls. les stroud err day, all day.
+awaketogrey touche,les is the man
kuroshinigami true dat.
Nagasaki is the ultimate INTROVERT. :)
kraftuber To me, he doesn't look Japanese at all. I can't see it. He looks more Indian, maybe Nepalese.
This guy is living the life of his dreams. I'm happy for him.
"Allergic to shellfish... Must be allergic to women, too."
What a fucking legend.
At one point people didn't wear any clothes. What motivated us to cover ourselves with fabrics probably started from social status, I really don't know. But this guy is butt naked and is happy. So who are you to judge about his standard of living? Although some things I do not agree with him, like not relying on medicines, most of the things that he said is exactly what I can relate to with the rest of the world. The fact that we are all strung to society is a frustrating thought. I mean, we are expected to get a good job with high salary so that we can get married and have children who will also go through the societal pressure. This is an endless cycle . But I envy Nagasaki, he basically has the freedom to do whatever he wants, to live on his own....
Kretzschmeister Probably in northern countries in which people hunted animals for not only meat but fur as well. But not necessarily in tropical or sub-tropical areas were people used to only cover their genitals. Some tribes in africa, south america and in polynesia still do that
Kretzschmeister I agree with you 100% that it was as you said, to keep us warm or protect us from the sun. But later on it elevated to what status you belonged. Whether you were a peseant or belonged to a higher class, just simply by what fabric you wore. At first it was a necessity for the purpose of protecting our skin, but as years progressed so did our viewpoint of how we saw what we wore. Now l wouldnt say that it is entirely true, but think about it. Are we wearing clothes for protection or just to show off?
+Tandra Akther Originally, people in tropical regions did not wore clothes likes in South America and Australia natives. Societies living in cold climates wear clothes to protect from nature.
You should watch Fight Club, best movie ever regarding society.
+ChingChongLingLong0h Omg you too? My former boyfriend used to constantly nag me to watch it , claiming how it was the greatest movie. Thats it, I am gonna download it from utorrent.
Social status and/or enviromental protection
Talk about a person who has his priorities straight, he has nothing yet he has everything. We should all be so lucky to live a life such as his.
old man nagasaki truly knows whats up.
This 78 year old man is living life the way it should be.
nothing but peaceful bliss and keeping in tune with nature.
This is how I would live if I could, we as humans learn, then work, create stress, casually destroy the earth for our own selfish reasons.
we're grown to live our own lives, so lets live it properly.
I've lived in Japan 15 years. I never knew about him. Guess I should visit him.
he wants privacy, do u understand?
this old man living his life peacefully, away from the messy life in the city. it feels like he is living in a paradise. i envy him.
Documentary and they are blurring stuff out.... Death is fine but I guess the human body is to much
He was such a sweet and wise old man. People his age are the gems of the world, pure of heart and soul. He reminded me of gramps. I really enjoyed being able to watch this and it gave me joy and enlightenment
I would not mind to live there my self why not no bills no work no noise all the clam and banana fish i can eat
Lee Bruce you look like you'd make those fishes and bananas go extinct on that island bro x)
Ha ha ha that's funny bro
It's easy to get bored there. No electricity, no plumbing, no clean water, no food, no internet,
You forgot snakes, rats, mosquitos, TYPHOONS. Typhoons are no joke.
Can't really blame the guy, that place is beautiful
He's 78 years old, that means he must have served as a Japanese soldier during WW2. But the fact that he respects peace more than anything else shows how pure his heart is. I can imagine how the Japanese soldiers like him were being ordered to kill civilians against their will back in in WW2.
+Desmond Low Do you maths ? He was 7 by the time WW2 ended.
+Luxio Crimson Lol. I was just thinking the same thing.
is that what Americans teachers taught you to justify the nuclear bombs?
This guy has found a peace and serenity that I could only dream of at this point.
i wish i could live in the island alone too
You can.
What an elegant and simple way to live. Beautiful.
I'm guessin' that this is how I'll be living in the future. I'm almost there now, except that I keep a pair of swim trunks in my tent for just in case a cute chick comes over with a film crew. But I have to admit, that so far, that hasn't happened.
lol
+SustenanceNCovering Maybe it is cause you said you would put your trunks on if one came over.. maybe they just want to see you neeked...;)
+Barbara Miller Not likely......... But a man can dream.
SustenanceNCovering I think if I had been that woman though I would have defiantly asked him to take that rag off his head and at least cover that dangly part lol
+Barbara Miller I don't know. The old guy looks to be in pretty fair shape. You can't really tell from the video, but it is all together possible that his part ain't dangling. After all from what they are saying in this video, he don't get too many female visitors.
how could anyone dislike this video? great documentary, more people should live by this mans example. not living on an island exactly but by making less of an impact on the lands in which we live.
nagasaki san, can i live in your island too? i promise i wouldn't be too annoying!
Михаил Родной I can do banana diet, no problem!
+Nakajima CHONG i have a private island, you can move in with me!
Another bod hahah LOL
+Nakajima CHONG come on, let's go! :D i just want to spend the rest of my life looking at your japanese face
Luke O'Connor i hope he can make exception for me
Digging the escape from the urban world. But what's with the radio, the money he gets and the fact that he seems to enjoy the visit?
(25:19): "I look down and I see a SIMULACRUM of myself."
I must look up the meaning of that.
+Pali Aha - don't forget "when the simulacra appears small"
A very wise man. If everyone were like him the world would be a better place, no doubt.
he is not entirely naked look at his head
Hahaha
in all of the vice videos with this interviewer she dresses so amazingly and wow yenno she's just so pretty!!
I hope someone builds a city on that island soon and he will be pissed
n
Rogsterius You act like you want to be on that boring island with his Japanese naked ass.👴+👩=👪
No
Rogsterius 👴+👵+💏=👪=🏯🌅
I really admire his philosophy. If only there were more people who were like him.
Calling him a hermit is a bit of stretch, isn't it. He is not self sufficient. He gets money from his sister every month to buy food and eat. He basically depends on the society to stay alive and he bitches about it. He has no enlightening, noble or novel ideas, thoughts, revelations to share.
He is basically a 78 year old teenager on a 25+ years of vacation, living off the generosity of his well wishers.
I wouldn't call him a hermit, I'd call him a lucky bum. But, that's just me, oh well, anything that gets people to click on your videos, right Vice ?
Being self sufficient has nothing to do with being a hermit but seclusion from the society which is a completely different thing, thats why a lot of people who depends on the society like Sadhus fall under that definition.
And I don't understand why are you bitching about the dude, what the hell did you expect? A Japanese possessed by Buddha with super knowledge or what? Dude's living as he likes, he has nothing to prove you or anyone, I really really don't understand you, its like if you were expecting the answer of life from him.
i already know that anyone who says he/she knows the meaning of life is a liar, so i was not looking for that in this video or from him...
there is nothing special or interesting about this man. i don't understand what the fuss is about. his way of life is as much worth documenting as documenting the life of some random starving african man or the homeless on the street at my bus stop. he too is almost naked, starving, and fighting the forces of nature (cold, heat etc) + societal forces that treat him as if he were subhuman.
and historically, hermits, though they stayed away from societies nonetheless, they maintained contact with society, imparting wisdom, literature of oral tradition and spiritual learning etc, in exchange of charity like food, water temporary shelter etc. they tried to improve society by imparting it with their wisdom and knowledge, risking their lives sometimes as sometimes what they had to say went against the customs/traditions etc. so yeah, i did have some expectation from him, which he failed to meet. all he is doing is taking but not giving anything back.
he's a detriment to humanity and sets a bad example.
it's a sensationalist piece of journalism by vice. it lacks substances and garners views by cheap shock and a cheap, unimpressive story.
i just hope someone reads what i said and not waste the time i wasted on this.
bbababonbon..bonfire! First of all if you don't find the man interesting or the video you could have just stop watching it and leave, there was simply no need for the bitch act you did. If you think there are many other things more interesting out there that are worth of documenting you're free to do it by yourself and post it on TH-cam. Just because you don't find it interesting doesn't mean it isn't, some other people like me find it interesting, not because he's naked or a hermit but because I find fascinating the way other people perceive things.
Now, moving to the hermit's, you seem to not realize that you're talking about hermit's on the popular culture, in other words, myths, fake stories, tales, etc. Historically 99% of the hermits that have existed has done nothing, there's no such thing as hermits imparting wisdom and all that fairy tail trash. They're normal people that aren't in synchrony with the society as simple as that.
Gmol1 Perhaps I had a higher expectation somehow and stuck till the end and only then realized that this dude was a lazy old bum. Had I accurately judged that this documentary was cheap and uninteresting at the start, we would not be having this conversation, because I wouldn't have cared to post comment on a video I did not watch.
If you liked the video then more power to you. I could care less about your likes and dislikes.
I hated it and gave my reasons. I hope that someone who might have similar expectations as I did would stay clear of this after reading my comments.
As for your make your own documentary and post it bullshit argument, I am not a documentary maker, I am not a journalist. But that does not mean I am not allowed to dislike and express my dislike of the video. I have as much right as expressing my dislike of this documentary as you have your right of expressing your like of this documentary.
"fairy tail" ? i am going to overlook your lack of understanding of the difference between the part that grows on the posterior of animals and a piece of narrative fiction.
I may not be documentary maker or a journalist, but what i am is a history enthusiast.There is ample evidence that the spread of organized religion, spread of cults, perpetration of religious superstitions can mostly be traced to people, who lived a reclusive life, and did not fit too well in social structures. it was their abnormal lifestyle and life choices that garnered curiosity among the common village folk. And it didn't take much to influence them by appearing to be wise, learned and having a divine quest of uplifting society at large. Whether they were truly wise or just opportunists who took advantage of the common folk's curiosity and goodwill can be debated to no end and I have no inclination of doing so.
bbababonbon..bonfire! I'll give you an advice that has worked for me for a long time: Don't expect anything from anyone so you'll never get disappointed.
Now, it seems you're not smart enough to get the point through the example I made in my last comment, in that case i'll be more direct. You didn't accurately judge anything, what you think and I think about the video is irrelevant, you're no one to judge the old man or the video, your subjective opinion is worth nothing because its subjective, you can't accurately judge something that is based on emotions and liking.
This doesn't mean that you cannot express your opinion because we all do and we all have the right to do, however one thing is to express your opinion like a civilized person and different thing is to bitch and cry about how you didn't like the video like a 12 years old spoiled girl, because you know, you're soooo important that if something isn't of you liking its trash, the world spins around you...
And i'm still waiting for you to prove and recommend me a history book where hermits do all you said, considering you're a history enthusiast it shouldn't be a problem. Oh and the bible, quran and such aren't history books but fairy tales books so pass on those.
21:15 "Allergic to shellfish... must be allergic to women too." 😂😂😂😂😂😂
he needs to make some gainz,all kindz of them.
look at them STRIATIONS!
But at the end of the day...he can do wat eva the fuuuuck he wants to do
LMFAO
you guys made this comment so worth x')
send him a p90x
I can't tell exactly what it is about them, but his eyes are really beautiful.
the Japanese Robinson Crusoe
I admire this fine fellow living on the island by himself. What made me able to admire him is his optimistic perspective on conflicts. "I see problems as an opportunity for a learning experience."