I can't feel much more than disdain for someone who abandons their family for a frivolous adventure.

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Good enough for the guy in Sixpence and the Moon. There's a certain something about foolhardy adventures like this. Sure, it's not advised, but sticking with the advice never got you remembered.

This hit me so hard, too. Like... wth? Way to abandon your responsibilities, bruh

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The crazy bit about this, apart from the perseverance and extreme adventure-ism of it, is the wasting of a life... like what the actual fuck, that's how you wanted to spend your decades?? #1301606 Including leaving your 8-yo son at home, never to see him, and a 12-yo granddaughter you're never even met.

I can see it if you're single.  I might even be attracted to the idea myself.  But not if I have a family, or other obligations, man.

Also, he didn't circumnavigate the globe, so does it even count?

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How to Waste a Life: Karl Bushby's Walk, Chile to England (NYT, Jonathan Wolfe)

> The crazy bit about this, apart from the perseverance and extreme adventure-ism of it, is the wasting of a life... like what the actual fuck, that's how you wanted to spend your decades?? #1301606 Including leaving your 8-yo son at home, never to see him, and a 12-yo granddaughter you're never even met.

Uh, that's pretty messed up.

I can see it if you're single.  I might even be attracted to the idea myself.  But not if I have a family, or other obligations, man.

Also, he didn't circumnavigate the globe, so does it even count?