No Talent, No Skill, No Passion.

It's going to make everything fake. It's already ruining industries. It's glorified copying and theft.
It's AI.
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[@nimmen]

This is the video everyone needs to see and understand. No matter if they're 20, 30 or some other age. The younger, the better, but it's never too late.

[@aithjawcraig9876]

Younger the better? Meh, don't really know about that. Kids tend to have pretty immature and uninformed approaches to self learning. And let's be honest true talent is not something that can be taught. I know someone who started painting in her 50's and improved incredibly fast, she's now pretty famous. I spent about the same span of time trying to make it as an artist in my youth. I improved EXPONENTIALLY as an adult because I was able to bring real life experience to the table. Children are of course peurile and will not take the pursuit as seriously in most cases. I also don't think neuroplasticity really matters as much as people claim.

[@nimmen]

@@aithjawcraig9876 I meant earlier in the adult phase. That's why I also mentioned "understand"

[@Fallen608]

Hear hear.

[@TheTimeOfThePlace]

Thank you for staying real

[@feth7747]

But this is the video that NOBODY and the very few that see only a few understands.

[@dienand_gaming]

To me the biggest shame is people giving up on making art because of AI. Please keep making art!!

[@lethalfumes]

I was one of those people, but I’ve realized I should be making the art for my own enjoyment

[@aaaverage]

I'm actually making some, it's not what you'd expect though

[@Rajab25161]

@@lethalfumes do it for ur self

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

Ai art is lacking. It lacks passion and soul. Creativity, individual expression, and meaning. I personally don't like it.

[@OminousIllustrations]

yeah i make it for my own enjoyment, to experiment, to learn and share

[@denisgirard7467]

Bjorn, I'm with you ... and Ralph Waldo Emerson. I'm a 77 year old 'boomer', and have spent the bulk of my life outdoors. Even now, my home is on wooded property. We have a visiting bear; many deer, some foxes, rabbits, a weasel, visiting Coyotes, and I've counted about thirty varieties of birds. I am content with my life. Thank you for your videos, I find them comforting.

[@samirish6696]

I just reread self-reliance. This world needs that book now more than any other time.

[@rainastor4789]

I find them comforting too. Like the words of a soul that is still alive out there somewhere.

[@vincentboisvert4673]

I dream of owning a home on wooded land. But that seems impossible in Canada with home prices

[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

I have to agree with you both.

[@unitedstatesdale]

Denis , Blessingsv😊

[@jacksquat4140]

There are a significant number of people who don't care about reality - what they care about are positive experiences, and they don't care where they get it, AI or otherwise.

[@keerthanakomathi1075]

Okay these words are still stuck in me...

[@eyennordic348]

HQ reality is privilege nowdays.

[@LovanRoyen]

@@eyennordic348 XD

[@StrongBodyandMind33]

Yep, chasing that fleeting momentary high

[@jacksquat4140]

@@StrongBodyandMind33 : "Momentary high" sums it up nicely. Thank you.

[@user-lu4ir1qx4u]

I also am 51. My job was recently eliminated by AI. I was a dispatcher for a trucking company. I decided to start some businesses that can't be eliminated. Doing stuff computers and other people won't do. And spending more time out of doors.

[@user-vh7ki7xu7o]

Yeah, what did you do? I figured I’d be a mobile tech because they charge 80 an hour. But nobody pays if you don’t hold their car hostage. I tried plumbing, everybody wants to be my buddy. But everybody has a reason why they cannot pay crap. I kinda give up

[@stu-ax]

I'm also curious to know what you chose. I feel art is one area that we can still express ourselves and offer value, but only if an audience is searching for human created work..... actually if it is AI generated then "work" is misplaced and irrelevant....

[@Eulaalia10]

@user-vh7ki7xu7o I have always thought that you pay your friends MORE because they are your friends. You take care of the ones you love/like.

[@user-vh7ki7xu7o]

@@Eulaalia10 yeah, that’s always a bonus. Very rare in my circle lol.

[@BUTTERFLY31214]

🦋🇺🇸God Bless you

[@Rose_Ou]

I am a medical translator/interpretor. It's taken me more than a decade to feel relatively comfortable translating medical text of all kinds and levels of complexity. If I'd known that machines would be taking over my profession I'd never have taken this very difficult and financially unsatisfactory path. At 48 I feel unemployable and pretty much a failure. I'm thinking of moving abroad and just taking any job, preferably in the countryside, I'm so sick and tired of the world we live in.

[@tillik1004]

Almost everyone is sick and tired of the world we're living in right now. Everyone but all the people making obscene profits at the expense of humanity and the planet.

[@maretgalbraith9105]

Please don’t feel like a failure. You chose what you thought was a reasonable choice at the time. No one can predict the future, esp now. You are still young with a lot on life and choices ahead on you. Stay connected to your heart, that is what counts, you will learn to respect your decisions that way. Best of luck in the future.

[@paulconger2989]

Hang in there

[@sarah-kk4om]

I’m 51 and am in a similar position

[@tldw8354]

I am 45 and did learn programming the hard way for the last 13 years. I see that I will be useless in about 5 years. But what I also learned the hard way is, that I can learn something new and maybe do a job that fulfills me more and helps other people. and not everything will be replaced by AI. Otherwise humanity would become completely useless and pointless. And one last thought on AI.. currently it's on the exponential rise, and every exponential comes to an end. Thats a law of nature.

[@hmfoden]

“It is no bad thing, to celebrate a simple life” 🌺🌲🌳 - Bilbo Baggins/ Tolkien

[@organicstar101]

“Do you even care that this is real?” That hit me in the heart ❤

[@mazharabbasbukhari7390]

Its the illusion of mind to be in illusion or return back to reality.

[@no-ic5gw]

what does that even mean?

[@SusanHMcIntyre]

70 yo boomer in suburbia with chronic illness. I can’t get to the forest but you help bring the forest to me. I am very grateful! ❤

[@waynedieckmann9840]

You can take the person out of the bush, but you can't take the bush out of the person.

[@user-mj4yo7pi9j]

@waynedieckmann9840 any suggestions when homeless people show up at yr very spot and hunker down grrr

[@jackhargreaves1911]

Ditto

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

I pray for your health Susan and hope that you do get to the forest someday soon, unless you are bedridden. Maybe you can attach to a seniors group that has day hikes with wheelchair access. There are a lot of them. Best wishes to you.

[@SusanHMcIntyre]

@@maximusindicusoblivious180 Thank you! I will keep my eyes open for such a group. I have lung damage from chemical exposure. Calif smog & allergies limit most outdoor activities. Meantime I appreciate your prayers & the chance to enjoy vicariously.

[@user-iq3uy8nz4r]

Facts brother, I am always happy when I'm walking my dog in nature at night when nobody is about. The world is becoming fucked, but I refuse to be like these people..

[@caobita]

I refuse, too

[@HO-bndk]

​@@caobitaYet you are both watching KZbin and making comments. 😂

[@galeparker1067]

🤣🤣🤣👍👍✌️🇨🇦​@@HO-bndk

[@smokeyoak]

​@@HO-bndk yet you eat and breathe and sleep

[@jakesolo2872]

⁠@@HO-bndk You don’t know the difference between commenting about something and doing something. You’re the exact problem BAB-H is talking about.

[@roizen7874]

I am a gen X "living in a box watching a box" and i feel empty most days. I have no idea how to break away from the city/ corporate lifestyle and live a more natural life. I think I am afraid of trying. But hopefully I will achieve it one day. Thank you for your lovely videos. 😊

[@hughmungus6147]

me too bro. Been finding a way for a long time.

[@user-hz2hp7yn4d]

Small steps. That's key. A walk in a botanical garden, sit and watch birds for 60 seconds. From this country Gen X to you.

[@Growing-Our-Retirement]

Get out as soon as you can! Make a plan and work as hard as needed.

[@svenschmalfu3093]

If you have a lil money, go to the Trackerschool, get a three week ticket/holiday, take the back-to-back's. That are Standard, Advanced Standard and Advanced Nature Observation and Tracking. Brings you on a Level not known before, and would be a complete new beginning. And i mean - take all three! Do not skip before! It starts now in May or June or so.

[@douglasvamateurradioandmore]

I go to a "conservation" park that had hiking trails when i can't get well out of the city.

[@Ektor-yj4pu]

Human life has been trapped in a downward spiral of self-imprisonment and alienation from nature since our ancestors discovered agriculture 12.000 years ago.

[@lebe220]

No; it was the hunters that created socialism and killed the people living in egality and seasonal hunting

[@timwhistler5882]

I can see your point, but to draw a coherent line from agriculture ,as practicised 12,000 years ago. I would put the start with the industrial revolution and the factory mode of production- adam Smith. I'm as much a luddite as you and I hate the smartphone perversion.peace man.

[@harmonybutnomoney]

I kinda like the alienation from nature. Especially the parts where we fight diseases and don't get our children eaten by wolves.

[@lebe220]

No; the animal hunters turned to killers

[@MALICEM12]

I don't know about all that, I'm rather glad we aren't all naked hunter gatherers

[@kathryngganderson8636]

We got a Television when i was 7 years old. No more fun canasta games, monopoly, and snakes and ladders. Life changed for the worst. I got anxiety from the things i saw on tv. O never liked it, still don't. Now i am 70, and i like seeing real vids by real people like you Bjorn! Thank you for reminding me to go out in the woods! I am going now!

[@norton750cc]

Yes....70 here also...

[@MrNice-hv3np]

Optogenetics. Hypnosis. Nervous system manipulation technology. It was always the intention.

[@crabbyalthegrump641]

I am in my forties and recently joined one of the larger lodge groups here in the US ... Any time I want to play cards, or shuffleboard, or listen to people tell stories, It's where I end up. It costs only 100$ a year to join, and they have camping facilities nationwide for me to travel in my van ... There are still real people out there that aren't consumed by our toxic self absorbed culture ... But they are rare ... I wish you luck, it's rough and scary out there.

[@matthewthompson3830]

There are still games like that, just online. If you just looked up "how to play public monopoly" or you can just complain about it.

[@sophiaalila]

Same experience. Born in 1963

[@georgepaget5748]

Bjorn I'm with you. Today I was waxing my old sailboat. I drove home in my 13 year old car. I feel the aches and pains that one would expect at 80. Oh I can afford assisted living but where's the glory. I have to get my boat ready for my annual cruise up the coast of British Columbia. Life is sweet. I wonder how much longer we will be allowed to be human.

[@bloodmoon1956]

❤ 👍🇬🇧

[@elathiaskade7311]

What have you done to improve the quality of the world in all your years on this earth?

[@user-mj4yo7pi9j]

@@elathiaskade7311 Have you done anything...??

[@kevinhighlander2207]

⁠@@elathiaskade7311His genuine post, causing you, perhaps a punk, to put your vitriolic, contemptuous, antagonistic post. Meanwhile, 🌹🇺🇸

[@FSVR54]

Why would you need assisted living if you actually did the right thing and had a family around you?

[@arkantos4dead]

I'm just a nobrained crate luger myself with no talent to speak of, but even I feel deeply sorry for all the artists, writers, voice actors etc. that have put years and decades into perfecting their craft only to get overshadowed by a basic AI program spitting out art like some vending machine on steroids. I cannot even imagine what that must feel like. I really hope you guys manage to remain relevant.

[@panzer_capital1006]

People should just build there own community that doesn't include AI. It will be small but still sustainable to me. I go to art websites and would still filter out or notice the AI designs (There is specific pattern I notice). I hate it when people just give up just because AI takes over. There is still room for old ways. Just like outdoors like this youtuber now. Many people don't enjoy it but its up to you to go for it by yourself. You don't really need to keep following the mainstream crowd all the time. Example is Japan is still big consumer of CDs during this digital age. They didn't stop buying CDs even though the world move on to digital. I also buy CDs just like the Japanese.

[@pinchebruha405]

It’s surely feeling the same as artists felt when the camera came out…hopefully it works itself out

[@traattatata7973]

One must switch from this being about the journey and proccess instead of result. Funnily enough the AI is what made me get into drawing seriously: if a computer, which I consider to be dumb, can do it - why can't I?

[@svenheuseveldt7188]

You want to hear something even more fucked? Those A.I. programs are built apon the same work of those artists.... those companies steal their work and integrate it in their A.I so ai can replace them. Its basicly a computer version of all of the erists their work combiner

[@justintime1848]

I left England after the first lockdown, moved to the Canary Islands and just bought a small farm where I can grow my own food and be self sufficient. I'm high in the mountains and the fresh air is amazing. The peace and tranquility second to non. Im a therapist and own another business I just launched. I work predominantly online and from home. I followed my passion and turned it into two successful businesses. Where there is a will there is always a way ❤

[@TheCzerwoxD]

Hi there. I live in England and I'm quite interested in pursuing psychology to become a therapist. Can I ask what does your day to day life look like since you work from home? From the few lines you wrote I can see that this could be a life I dream to live.

[@gayanngodfrey2824]

Congratulations 😊

[@justintime1848]

@@gayanngodfrey2824 thank you 🙏🏼

[@Duck1985]

Cooorrrr that sounds nice, i'll come visit you!

[@aleinstein3223]

It's going to be like auto tune in music. No talent hacks driving out real talent.

[@prestonb]

old bat

[@kathryngganderson8636]

Auto tune would have ruined Joni Mitchell's music. She used her own tunings, much more jazzy than that boring concert pitch. In my view auto tuning ruins a lot of music and can't be sung to. I am not a machine, and my voice is unique, mellow and jazzy. I cannot sing to concert pitch. If I try it sounds soulless. You are so right!

[@lillianvanalst9453]

Nobody will care as long as they are entertained.

[@dr.ofdragonstudies8114]

True but I think there will always be some people who want something made by a person/by hand just like with food, paintings, furniture ect. Sadly there will be fewer people able to make those things as time goes on.

[@dr.ofdragonstudies8114]

@@kathryngganderson8636 Imagine Bob Dylan with auto tune.

[@KennyG233]

just glad there is enough music from the 60s 70s 80s 90s to carry me through this garbage

[@deadreckoning6288]

Well said. Feel the same 👍

[@stephencopping9953]

Let's skip the 80s and 90s all though there were exceptions mainly in world music an😮d some jazz and folk / protest , but rock music just like soul died especially int he 80s, saying that there is a renaissance coming from America of old timey music, and the Grateful dead seemed to have inspired a lot of of young musicians who are making some wonderful music, but like the 60s 70s you have to dig deep and not accept the corporate mundane crap that's put in front of you ah well time to go underground and check out some more sound's be they old or new peace !

[@zhartheProprietor]

All of those years of music was, in general, created by the cia

[@johnvincent4048]

Long live The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Rolling Stones, etc...

[@zhartheProprietor]

@@johnvincent4048 case in point

[@charlesfarrley2985]

49 years old been fighting for life and freedom my whole life changed profession many times to find personal freedom day to day enjoy nature as much as possible i do in fact spend lots of time alone in the woods where i grew up thanks for what you do

[@franklinnash]

Any actual artist out there who has learned to observe what they are looking at can spot AI generated art immediately.

[@Nerbly]

If you want to make AI less of a problem, support local live musicians. Purchase artwork created by human beings. Only consume entertainment created by people. Only eat food prepared by human beings. Give up a little convenience and a little money to keep supporting human workers. The more people that keep resisting, the harder it will be for malevolent forces to prevail over our species.

[@kathygray977]

AMEN!!! ❤❤❤

[@jamiehartman3350]

Sadly the whole "vote with your wallet" trope only works when people have money to be choosy.

[@Nerbly]

@@jamiehartman3350 It's all about what you choose to spend money on. If you have a job and no money, you have made poor spending decisions to begin with.

[@settlece]

i don't think you can see the scope of this can you imagine what a poor country is gonna end up being like when we don't need them to manufacture things for us how much poorer are they gonna once you have a robot that can do what a human can do you no longer need a carpenter a builder a plumber you don't need any of those things anymore and that's where the real will we use it responsibly comes from. it really doesn't matter whether you want to embrace it or not it's gonna roll over you@@Nerbly

[@Nerbly]

@@settlece Eventually it might roll over me, but I'm not going to go quietly and without doing what ever I can to stop it.

[@kruys697]

I think many of us don't get to see beyond the burden of economics. I don't want to offer my work to enable big business to carry on as usual and don't want anything from the state. I have tools and logistics to do jobs anywhere in the middle of nowhere... I know the jobs are out there, but lack the economical means or business sense to get started. Privately I've built a badass desktop pc, a feature-complete campervan, renovated houses, Lately I've been renovating and upgrading a box trailer for the van... Meanwhile on paper being a commercial truck driver. How does all that incorporate in a professional setting? Do you know? I would be living and working out in nature, but meanwhile I'm stuck here confused in a rental flat in the city..

[@justplinkin4809]

At the same time, I wish some would quit coming back to nature because they are dragging the city here with them. I live in what just a few years ago could be called the ‘sticks’ however now, as I sit here the sound of lawnmowers, traffic, and people, are all around me. It’s horrible, they run from the city but they don’t leave it behind.

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

Same here. I Hate it!!

[@apz202]

It is like people leaving the cities and going to the countryside and still voting for the same woke policies.

[@jestnutz]

do you yourself own a car? a lawn mower?

[@justplinkin4809]

@@jestnutz Truck, no mower, I let it all grow. Deer eat it.

[@Feribrat99]

@@justplinkin4809 goats take care of most of it and all the brush.

[@markmenzies4218]

hi Bjorn, i'll be 59 this year. i'm in Scotland. i love just being in the woods, in the wilds. i get grief for it from my peers. like i'm some kind of odd ball. i get moaned at for having my mobile switched off for a couple of days. i hate this sorry world we are living in. it's a dam shame. all the best. Mark.

[@deadreckoning6288]

I'm 59 and agree. This world is shit. I remember better times. Being in nature is the only thing that keeps me going. I also have Scottish heritage and hope to get there someday. The Highlands have been calling me my whole life.

[@user-mj4yo7pi9j]

I too get that from my peers like I'm a strange guy , who does that still , why go in there , what do ya do in there / out there 🤔 I say this Well boys ... if I have to explain it to , ya probably wouldn't understand ... and they wouldn't and they don't!! Enjoy the outdoors for all its worth ...Do you Be You and for them boo hoo lmao 🤣

[@joannedibben2352]

Please don't let people call you odd for being in nature with your phone off.i take my hat off to you just be yourself and don't worry about them🌈

[@kev1734]

I'm 32 and get the same crap 🤣 I don't have a touch phone; one of those old 'bric' ones. I have it switched off a lot and then people get angry because they assume that you have a touch phone and it's always glued to your hand.

[@genevievevatt101]

My phone is on silent all the time. I get so much grief from my family because I never answer texts or calls until I am done with being outside... Not sorry. :)

[@mattiadobrinoiu6868]

"I'm keeping track of the ravens here, they are my friends" i find this sentence so magic

[@mikon-]

There a many reasons why I still draw using pencils. I clearly have no talent and only a hint of selftaught skill, but I still like doing it. There will probably come a time when people actually want to do more creative things themselves because they all get this shoved down their throats. Sure, technology has many benefits. But sadly, creativity is suffering because of it.

[@brocktoon8]

I'm glad I'm getting old now. I don't like where the humans are going. Totally agree with everything you said.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Same here I’m hurting pretty bad,especially at night from spinal issues otherwise very healthy and really want to be around awhile for my wife who is only 46

[@genevievevatt101]

Is it strange that i use humans too in the same way you do? I appreciate that.

[@ddontyy]

I think it will benefit humans greatly, we are just in a period where the negatives are being shown first.

[@raylidell3613]

Same here. I've felt this way for quite some time. Back in the late 90's I used to say "we are witnessing the deterioration of civilization as we once knew it"

[@ddontyy]

@@raylidell3613 As it got significantly better from the 90s to present day, so you were dead wrong about that one...

[@patriciagray484]

I have been struggling for 2 years to write my Second book. Those of us who care will persevere in our crafts...to devil with AI

[@willbesoon6601]

Well said. I write plays and I do this because I love to write. No success and very likely never will, but I will never stop creating.

[@bobjames6622]

I'm an amateur artist and I do it because I love doing it. And sometimes it's a hard slog, but that is when I really learn something new about this amazing craft. Anything created by AI isn't worth having. So don't give up, and instead pour your soul into your work. And soul is something that AI can NEVER possess

[@patriciagray484]

@@bobjames6622 Well said. Thank you

[@BUTTERFLY31214]

🦋🇺🇸God Bless you 🙏🙏🥰

[@BobbyRHicks]

maybe you could get a partner...

[@TristanWintle]

Me seeing the title of this video: "Oh look it's a video about me." Me after watching the video: "I will make damn sure this video is not about me."

[@dichatomic]

I'm 18 and a part of Gen-z. I often find it hard to connect to my contemporary coevals as our values often don't align if they aren't dumbed down by social media to the extent of not forming values to begin with. I value nature and freedom of expression, and art is one of those forms of expression. The thought of out-sourcing the expression of your persona to AI, LLM's, and similar concepts just destroys my soul. I hope one day in the future when everything is faked by AI, the stuff that's proven to be real and forged by human hand will skyrocket in value. I sincerely hope one day people will overcome their programmed laziness and find a creative outlet for the stresses of modern day society.

[@themainediverschannel4495]

I care that your videos are REAL, it's what keeps making you a TOP-G Bjorn!

[@st0a]

This is the real Top G, I don't see 10 illegitimate children and 50 Bugattis in his videos. No bragging and tough-guy narcissistic victim mentality and unnecessary Matrix references. 💪

[@idklol311]

​@@st0ayep but I used to support Andrew tate but now I stopped supporting him.....

[@72shovelhead45]

If you've never spent anytime in the mountains then you don't know what you are missing. Life is short and you're missing some of the best things.

[@lindasmith6202]

You mentioned the problem - history is not taught in schools, not passed on by previous generations. I'm nearly 80 & yes, I'm a "boomer" & I have a large family & many young friends as well. It amazes me what they don't know. But many of them come to me & ask about growing food, using herbs, canning, making quilts, etc. I am, however, not hopeful. Thank you for this presentation; I enjoy listening to you.

[@marcosporcayo1645]

I am 66 years old most of my life earn of living out in the country, finally I will make it happen, I bought a piece of land out in the woods, started to clean it up and make it my home, thank you for your videos they lift my spirit , I can’t wait when I finally move out in the country.

[@nick111655]

I was raised on a farm, and surrounded by forest all over the place. I have to admit, life sure was more invigorating, less stressful, simple, air was cleaner, water better, skys were clearer back then. That was back in the 70's and early 80's long over, and a shame. I always spent 75% of my time in the forest or by the lakes and streams fishing, hunting, or just walking. Technology and infrastucture has changed all that, shrinking the natural habitat, and upsetting the balance of nature. It would be nice to get out of society and live off the grid. Easy to say, but not easy to do. Still there has to be a way, maybe enough people that are like minded could accomplish this and travelled together to form new communities outside the cities.

[@morris886]

Sign me up for one of those communities!! I have been wanting to live like that for as long as I can remember

[@forestsecrets5687]

Beautiful comments, Bjorn. Here in America, the last fabric store, Jo-ann Fabrics, has declaired bankruptcy. What is being lost is the knowledge of how to sew garments - leading to dependance on foreign-made clothes. That may seem a small loss to many people. But it is a symptom of the choices being made by a majority who are quite happy to follow the whims of technologies. Bjorn - you raise a very insightful question as to whether humanity is stepping forward or backwards now. Going into the natural, untrammeled and ignored forest is a conscious effort to turn away from the "glittering little boxes." A few people will hear and agree with you. Those few are returning to what is real and enduring. Thank you for being a voice for them.

[@user-fr3ib5zr6y]

I'm glad you mentioned this. I didn't know. I need to check and make sure I have anything I might need in case my store closes

[@deadreckoning6288]

I'm old school and believe the old ways are best. I hate where this world is going and hope I'm not around much longer, to be honest. Sick of all the bs.

[@user-mj4yo7pi9j]

​@deadreckoning6288 No offense but this is what I hear alot , just what you said I hope I'm around bla bla ... we are around ! We're here still ... I tell this to my buddies all the time so now what ?? Got any plans ?? Why are we waiting and what are we waiting for .. keep living , we're allowed aren't we , I believe we are still , others will not though 😢 enjoy or at least try , it's all we have left 😉

[@zhartheProprietor]

And I bet you use Amazon right? If you do stop complaining.

[@nancysalerno7036]

I used to work at Fabric Tree the reason is CHINA. I wrote a very long comment on my observations since the 60’s but it was deleted before posting. I ran into s lady named Joann looking for a treadle machine for when there is no power. I have great memories of fabrics and threads but the cost for supplies made sewing s hobby for the rich.

[@enjoixander]

I’m 31 I talk to my peers and people younger than me about such things every chance I get. I cannot express enough concern that technology is destroying the human soul. I treasure conversations now and I am an introvert lol There’s always a way to reach individuals and that’s how we fight this destruction of the soul. It’s how we make plans to see the natural world and appreciate our opportunity to experience creation.

[@dmtaboo_truth7052]

I'm jealous of people who live in colder climates. It's so ideal for outdoor activities. Here in Australia it's often uncomfortably hot, and you can't have a fire. It's the beginning of autumn now and I'm looking forward to the colder months.

[@davidwilliams7552]

Move to Tassie or up in some high mountains

[@platypups]

​@@davidwilliams7552 I live in high mountains in the south and I'm here to tell you the altitude only makes a difference at night and in the colder months. It has no impact on the severity or duration of the long months of heat, which is the issue. I only get weather that is at best neutral or cooler from May to sometimes September, and I live where it snows. This is an unhelpful suggestion at best.

[@deadreckoning6288]

I live in N America where it's cold most of the time. Hope to find myself in the tropics at some point. You can have the snow & freezing weather haha 🥶😅

[@dmtaboo_truth7052]

@@deadreckoning6288 Lol, I guess 'the grass is always greener'

[@deadreckoning6288]

​@dmtaboo_truth7052 Human nature right? 😉

[@andrewczuba498]

I am now 56 years old. I started getting drawn into the wilderness and woods 10 years or more ago. I made a trip up to northern new England usa , and it struck a chord in me. I started camping with my kids in the summer and learning more and more about making shelters and fire to cook on , how to get our own drinking water etc . I stopped watching TV quite a long time ago. I recently interviewed for a job up in this area of my world and was hired, I found a place to live up there and now I am doing it! I am living in an area of vast forests, rivers, lakes and streams! Something inside me drew me to this place . I used to feel this way about the sea, I grew up and lived my whole life on the ocean, but the shoreline has become coveted real estate and has become exclusive . the woods here are so far north, it still has a real winter and is far enough away that only few come here, who most have the same mind set. it is truly beautiful and peaceful ! nature is humbling! the north woods are far better than a 55 and over 'community' ! hahaha

[@nancysalerno7036]

Well said ! I ignore my kids advice that I should live near medical facilities. Not a priority for me.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Maine or New Hampshire ? Love that area of the world

[@timberdoodle6924]

If your new to the woods mind the ticks - late may thru June is the worst of it

[@katalinbranner3341]

Than do you draw decorations. not art.

[@holycabbage7308]

I grew up in the mountains. Surrounded by nature. I could leave my door and be surrounded by forest with nobody around in 15 minutes. Now I live in the city. Even if you leave the city, everything is private land or farms. Even though we have a large protected natural area running through the city, the nearest real nature is 4 hours away. I miss small town life and I miss mountains.

[@ADg-le9ms]

It is a strange world. The people are dumbed down but the phones are smart. All the labor saving devices burden the environment and many break so soon after purchase one can only wonder why all those goodies were purchased. And there are gymnasiums to keep fit all those people who have never worked an acre of land. One can buy air filters for the home so that it can't be smelled. People have relinquished responsibility for themselves and their families and given it to governments who don't know what responsibility actually is. I am a U.S. expat living in the rain forest of Costa Rica. My daughter and I have fresh air and water without fluorine or chlorine. We do not watch television. We watch the birds and the butterflies, appreciate the orchids...and smile at the monkeys. It is much better than Los Angeles.

[@SC-gw8np]

You are very lucky - though I do not discount the fact that you probably made a lot of smart choices to get where you are.

[@athensr1103]

Despite fast worldide communication and computer systems, we are actually in the Dark Ages - Look at the architecture , furniture design and Art . Design of clothes and their simplicity also - fit for peasants. Chopping down trees and polluting the rivers and streams like barbarians . I could listen to you all day, Bjorn . Please talk to the people and make them see . And Thank You so much.

[@Ceolskog-Folk-Metal-Hiking]

I'm starting to suspect things are made with the intent for them to get ruined quickly, so that we have to go and pay for more. Greed.

[@Minwu325]

@@Ceolskog-Folk-Metal-Hiking that's the market for you

[@gboy1973]

I turned 51 in January and I am glad for men like you in the world. Stay awesome!

[@brycemaeder4834]

At the 7:30 mark you mentioned the twisted old trees and it reminded me of this; Deep in an old forest there was a crooked old tree. It grew in every direction and it grew twisted, gnarled and burly. All around him were tall straight trees. The straight trees would laugh at the crooked tree and say "You've grown wrong! Why don't you grow straight and tall? Look at me look at me!" Said the straight trees "I am tall, and perfect. I grew right and I grew great. But you are strange." Then one day the loggers showed up and the foreman yelled "cut all the straight trees!" And that crooked tree is still there growing strong, and growing strange. I can't recall where I heard that, but I think of it often.

[@Capris9x]

Long story for those interested: I occasionally watch your videos and I just came across this one. I'm 33 years old and I don't consider myself to be exceptionally talented and skilled at many things. My teenage years were more spent sheltered playing video games and online games, rather than being outside. My dad would regularly tell me that I was missing out on getting outside and spending more time under the sun. He eventually would tell me that I was so addicted as if it was a drug. He would also occasionally have a little chat with me about government conspiracies here and there and how technology is evolving in specific directions in order to make us very lazy. That was in like 2004-2006 and I was around 15. As much as I would be annoyed with my dad making me feel guilty about playing so many games, I would always listen attentively to these little conversations that we had. Now I have an almost 3 year old daughter and it has helped me realize how simple life really is... Looking back now: my view of video games, rapid evolving technology, AI, it really seems obvious that the biggest tech industries of the planet want us to remain in a zombie-like state of endless entertainment and distraction forever.

[@archer7141]

The greatest generation in America was the parents of the Boomers, the people born in the early 1920s who came of age in the Great Depression and fought in WWII. As a 52 year old Gen X’er I’m talking about my grandparents generation. I can’t stand modern society anymore and any free time I get I’m in the woods and streams of my home state; hunting, fishing, and enjoying nature.

[@mojojojo560]

My grandad was the greatest man I ever knew.

[@luhman16afaintstar]

WW2 has nothing to do with it

[@wasntme777]

I hate modern society too, we are not the only ones. I read books and do not camp in woods.

[@florite007]

Keep hurting animals and ur luck will not change

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

@@luhman16afaintstar it has everything to do with it, wtf are you on about

[@MeanOldLady]

No talent, no skill, no passion because those in power remove all incentive for it...

[@Lucy-xb7ff]

Thats my experiance too. The programming and brainwash starts in school.

[@lindachurch4555]

I'm almost 60 and I've always loved being outside, working with my hands. So satisfying. I could never understand why so many people don't like physical work. There's so much joy in using my skills to make things. Work is NOT undignified! It's something to take pride and satisfaction in.

[@outlawsyl]

I like how in a mod for Rimworld the aristocracy ideology is "dumb labor disliked", I hadn't considered how it's just one belief a person can have, explained by feelings/traditions and not facts.

[@MALICEM12]

Some people don't like pain

[@Iron-Waffle]

Great video. I'm 27 but when i was in middle school, I'd written a short story for my english class. The premise was a dystopian future where humans became dependent on artificial intelligence for nearly every aspect of life. There were large portions of the population who were without jobs and barely surviving, living off the scraps of the elite or some kind of government aid. People protested to no avail, their pleas for change falling on indifferent ears. Yeah that was over 10 years ago..

[@paulfay357]

58 years old here. Your short story sounds prophetic. Likely it will become a reality for billions of people, but doesn't have to be for you.

[@theimperialist2686]

Well said Bjorn, this is the one of the many consequences of the lives we are living now. Too much easy convenience, and AI ending these industries that require human skill.

[@annaerishkigal3770]

I've noticed that the more "enriched" people have become by technology, the less they are able to think independently, think things THROUGH, or hold conflicting thoughts. I find most people have become totally dependent on "the system", lacking skills, even basic survival skills such as how to cook a meal from scratch or grow a tomato plant in a pot. Of those who -do- cultivate practical skills, even among those people, I find a lot of them have become sliced-and-diced into narrow "tribes" and don't think outside of their narrow area of interest. And the opposite problem... Others are so "scattered" with a bazillion shallow pretty shiny blinky things, that they never cultivate enough specialization in any of those sparkly distractions to actually USE that "knowledge." It has always been so, I suppose. Human nature. But the nature of the internet and its access via modern technology and AI "helping" tools makes people easily manipulated, and they have no more "down time" to self-reflect and change direction. BOREDOM is a gift ... go out in nature and cultivate it a bit. Creativity arises from adversity and boredom.

[@mclyte20]

Your comment accomplishes nothing as you're still a piece of trash person .

[@angrydiver_4220]

This was said nice, i fully agree with this comment of yours especially the part about boredom usage for self reflection and creativity. You don t even need nature to harness the boredom benefits, all you need is someone that locks you in an empty room with only a chair, a table, pen and paper for like 6 hours to ponder about important questions in regards of your life/desires whatever.

[@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070]

I agree with most creativity and the like are more sporadically generated then coming from just boredom or captivity. Plenty of bored people who create nothing

[@outsidetheboxink]

I couldn't agree with you more. I am 45 with a 6 year old daughter. I am teaching her the old ways and the beauty of a simple and purposeful life. Embracing what it really means to be human in this day and age is like trying to drink from a fire hose, but if the younger generations can experience it then they will remember and pass it on to their children, in practice as a result of nostalgia.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Wonderful!

[@rondahildreth1104]

I love living in REALITY! As much as it can be painful emotionally, mentally and physically, that's part of the human experience.! Without it, you're a robot! 💜💜💜

[@robertculver6845]

I live on 7 acres of land. I planted 1 eastern red cedar tree today in my backyard. Gave it a healthy drink of well water and the red cedar looks fine! I feed the wild birds berry blast and various varieties of foods

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

I had 17 acres in Sag Harbor NY once and it was abound with Easter red cedar trees Literally hundreds and bighealthy ones too

[@djones1662]

Great messages Bjorn - thanks for sharing!!

[@MichaelJaw-hv9uu]

Early 2023, I found myself unemployed as the AI took over tasks I once handled. I shifted from my tech career to focus on research on investing. within 14 months, i had already realized $1.1 million in returns. This has boosted my confidence in making decisions.

[@DaliTaliani-wz4ti]

Honestly, luck plays a huge role in investing, sometimes even more than the resources you have. Without it, succeeding can be really tough

[@MichaelJaw-hv9uu]

Consistent outcomes aren't luck, I attribute this to research which was the challenging part before it led me to Emily Ava Milligan, a top fund manager, in turn she made 310k into this and counting

[@DaliTaliani-wz4ti]

I pasted her name into my browser, and her website popped right up. Your example is rare. I stumble on gems when I least expect to. thanks for the share

[@Exar.Kun42]

Lol bullshit spam crap

[@davidmccaughey3070]

Keeping it real Bjorn. In Vancouver I feed my ravens every day, they come to visit at the front door and I give them a hot dog each. My Lab hates them 😅 You are right, people want the blue pill not the red. The only thing that you can really change is your self.

[@woofwoof9647]

Poor Labby HaHa My two get Growly with the Sparrows an Blackbirds when i feed them NZ ❤ 🐾🐾 🐾🐾

[@radiationraven]

@@woofwoof9647New Zealand?

[@woofwoof9647]

​@@radiationraven Yeah Mate Kiwi New Zealand 👍

[@patriciagray484]

Woods lovely dark and deep, and we have promises to keep...guard the natural it is all we have to uplift our spirits...thank you

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

And miles to go begore I sleep...

[@patriciagray484]

@@Free_Ranger_CT110 That's the ticket!!!

[@kiwilemontea4622]

I know you're right. I grew up in nature and I've been trying so hard to go back to it... But that costs more money than I currently have, more than I can currently earn. I hate that my kids have had so little exposure to nature. People say there's so much nature in my city, but I think if you have to drive for over half an hour to get to a place where you can't see any buildings, you're not in nature. I had the fortune, or misfortune, of growing up in rural Alaska. I know what nature really is, so when people show me a tiny park with mowed grass and a few trees and call it nature, I know better and I can't really appreciate it.

[@JazzgutsVGvanKampen]

I'm a jazzguitarist, my whole life I've been working hard to polish my art. Last time I was playing at a party and an elder guy said to me, you're the last generation that studies guitar so hard. So you're damn right man.

[@ananda_miaoyin]

When my youngest was five, I gave him a guitar - just like the song says: Here's a guitar, its all shiny and red; never hurt no one, never started no wars and it makes a magic sound... He is 24 now and WAILS! Few things in life are as fun as playing and singing with one of your kids. There has never been a finer instrument crafted by the mind and hand of Man. AI will never have a group of humans at a party gather round, sit down and shut up to listen! Keep rocking!

[@brokentoyland]

I've been saying this for 20 years, concerning the art market being flooded with digital "art". As an artist, I have watched in disappointment, as people become "art" superstars, using these cheat methods. It's very unfortunate. The old ways are the best ways. And we should all be seeking out our own unique talents. This is the most beautiful thing. No matter what the medium. They say music is the universal language. But art is the language of the heART. We need actual artisans in society. Art gives soul. It makes one feel and think. These cold, digital, AI things, are soulless. No thanks.

[@hihosh1]

That sounds like jealousy and envy

[@katie7748]

I couldn't agree more, OP. Jealousy and envy has NOTHING to do with it whatsoever. Critical thinkers know this.

[@Codemeister1105]

Holy crp you made those!!! Yea that's talent. Imma sub to you

[@dreamthedream8929]

But a lot of artists are using this artificiale art to help them with ideas and so on and ive seen some of that and it looks great. As long as it looks great it doesnt matter in which way its done@@katie7748

[@davidwilliams7552]

Music is a form of art

[@cabermonkey1]

Hi Bjorn! I just wanted to thank you for all of the videos that you do! Have a great day!

[@gagaprieto]

Thank you for your thoughtful message, sir. I am just an individual like everyone else.

[@mystxmojo8520]

100% with you.... Could not imagine being locked indoors.... I cannot imagine not having access to the Colorado outdoors.

[@Shadow_Sonata]

Current AI is more like a glorified search engine with a few media attachments. We're a very long way off before we get a GlaDOS (Portal series) Shodan (System Shock), Skynet (Terminator) or HAL (2001 A Space Odyssey). Still, few will just use it as a tool. Rather they will see it as the easy way to crank out mass produced swill. It's just a copy of the introduction of CGI graphics. A prime example is animation (especially Japanese animation). Where features were once produced with hand drawn cells and would show the style of a particular artist, now it's almost all produced with a machine and looks pretty much the same.

[@dancampbell9090]

I used it every day, you are so wrong.

[@jonamail3143]

@@dancampbell9090What for your school homework?!

[@dancampbell9090]

@@jonamail3143 go back to eating you crayons

[@Elitegama2]

exactly. sadly most of science nowadays is BS. its just a buzzword to get investor money@coomerkiller

[@GnomeInPlaid]

Respectfully, I disagree. My elder relative, who has now passed, was an executive at IBM and was supervisor for the first International Space Station. He had to design 3 different computer systems for fail safes - in case one failed, there's a backup, then another backup because it would be up in space. When the project was completed, all of a sudden they pulled the funding and, of course, the technology went to military applications. He was one of their top guys. They would fly him by helicopter if need be to get him where he was needed. He retired in the mid 1980s. He was replaced by a Chinese national. When he saw the Terminator scene where Dyson was talking about the Terminator arm and how it led them into areas of totally new research, he had a heart attack right there while I was watching it with him. We were both science fiction fans. He had signed a non-disclosure agreement so he couldn't talk about it. Seriously think about this - if you were the top guy for the biggest computer company in the world - as IBM was at this time, and you see how your work is going to be used - would it be a big stretch of the imagination to say you'd be incredibly shocked at what they had done with your research?

[@GloriaLedesma-hc5ex]

enjoy you hike. I live nature as well. I'm a boomer and love listening to the woodpeckers. They put a smile to my face. They work so hard pecking at the wood. I'm retired and find it difficult to get out and walk. I know this is what my body needs, but I find it difficult to get moving. Say a prayer for me.

[@MrKillaDoG]

you reached me thankyou. this really made me think about my life and what im doing. i have to say the biggest thing i appreciate right now is the thing im finding the hardest. we are all distracted..... without letting our minds wonder in-between things because we look at our phones instead. this is where our creativeness is cultivated and we are loosing this.

[@bnic9471]

I have taken to downvoting any video that smacks of AI, even if it might be worthwhile. It's the principle of the thing.

[@user-ik4fd9ny4b]

I’ve been doing the same thing, but I found that videos no longer keep a record of the thumbs down.

[@lmnts556]

@@user-ik4fd9ny4b There are extensions for that lol, people who "lost their dislike button" just did not get with the times.

[@brightsunshinyday]

@@user-ik4fd9ny4b I 'm glad you said that - I've been down-thumbing some horrendously offensive and speculative videos lately and it never seemed to register.

[@sjetong]

Can you elaborate, what does it mean when a video 'smacks of AI', and what is the principle?

[@bnic9471]

@@sjetong When it is just churned out, poorly edited, has a robo-voice, and so on. Of course, I feel the same way about talent-free offerings such as unboxing and reaction videos.

[@karenwilliams3993]

You make me feel like I am coming home. It's hard to stay chipper. Feels very dark. Thank you.

[@LauraoAirylea]

Nothing seen on a screen will ever replace the smells and sensations of reality. We are like plants growing under a lightbulb, we may have the appearance and components of a human, but miss something truly fundamental when we stray too far from nature. When so many are depressed and anxious, it undoubtedly has something to do with lack of immersive experiences and overcoming challenges, which help us to develop confidence. We as a society are so dedicated achieving control and avoiding risks, we never considered the harm of 0% risk. Thanking you for your wise thoughts from Toronto, Canada 🌲

[@debshaw4537]

Thanks again for a great campfire talk. Today my son was here visiting today and wanted to put your website on his KZbin app. So you are getting through to young men (35)!!!

[@TheSwedishRanger]

I've been writing all kinds of stories and tales since I was a kid, in both Swedish and English. Writing has always been my passion, and I always strive to better myself in the art of storytelling. I'm in my thirties today, working on what I hope becomes my first book, and the first of many, since I have several others planned out. And I got to say that AI scares me. I'm worried that it will one day make us writers obsolete. What happens to us that work and toil, that pour our hearts and souls into the craft, when anyone with a computer can create the next Lord of The Rings at the push of a button? Writing and telling stories is such an important part of humanity, of who we are, and the thought of AI replacing that.. makes me shudder.

[@kbjerke]

Always glad to share a fireside chat with you, Bjorn!

[@shess1640]

I'll still be happy to pay for a well written, well crafted novel...I do like to watch interviews with favorite authors.... and the way they speak makes it rather evident if they have written what they purport to have written. I'm new to your videos (just today) and happy subscribed. Imperfection makes life interesting; makes people interesting.

[@lindaberg1695]

Hej Björn! I am 71 years old, the granddaughter of 2 Swedish grandfathers. They were both extremely self reliant and could build or fix anything. Many of those skills were passed down to his children and grandchildren. Ja, people are lazy and I swear IQ's are devolving every year. Sooner or later, our civilization will fail and we will go back to the basics. Those lazy, dumbed down, drugged out people will freeze to death in the dark and the ones who paid attention, gained knowledge and skills of survival will do much better and will survive. That's my opinion, coming from British Columbia on Canada's West Coast. Tack så mycket for all you do for us! ♥

[@brushcrawler8612]

We can't even figure out how to manage water responsibly let alone artificial intelligence

[@xv.luc1d]

I sort of accept that the pandora box has been opened. Some people just are greedy and shortsighted, or just struggling to survive. I also accepted that. What we can do that will make a difference is at least not adding to the suffering of others, Or, subtracting from humanity's suffering in any way you can.

[@djmileski]

Great point. I’m a fan of and attempting to be of jazz musicians. Talk about required skill. I’ve seen people who try to press the easy button and don’t work for it. I enjoy working for it. AI is freaky…

[@user-jy7js7tu9y]

New to your channel. Great stuff. From Australia and I will be sharing with my kids and grandchildren. Thank you

[@suzettefialho4850]

I live in Scotland and love your videos, You are awesome 💯 So right we belong in the forest ✨🍀🌞🌻

[@amoeb81]

Omg... Bjorn that forest is so beautiful. I can almost smell the juniper bushes and the pine-smoke. On another note, of course it matters what is real and what is not, I don't know what is the percentage of people to which it doesn't. Nowadays everything is a lie, everything is "forced" to appear as something it isn't, it's like someone is trying to dance, but doesn't enjoy the music. You're videos are a breath of fresh air.

[@SC-gw8np]

There is no music left, in fact. The people are dancing but there is no music. That's why it feels forced.

[@amoeb81]

@@SC-gw8np What do you mean? I meant that the music is the inner drive/interests people have. Life itself if you will.

[@SC-gw8np]

@@amoeb81 I meant the same thing as you. To spell it out fully, I meant that people are living without an inner drive/purpose, that's why everything feels forced.

[@amoeb81]

@@SC-gw8np I think inner drive always exists in one way or another. Maybe it's so opressed that you can't see it but it's there. At least for me.... maybe for other people it doesn't exist at all... but I don't know in the end.

[@SC-gw8np]

@@amoeb81 It does exist, but maybe it gets lost under the vicissitudes of life. If one lives in a culture that does not respect or value introspection, one may never find it again.

[@PsytranceGOUGAS]

I find your videos very comforting. You have a gentle, wise presence :)

[@xxxlegend6810]

Leaving my comment here because I know I’m coming back in the future.

[@mikepowers1196]

This is the real world and this is real life.the truth that most don't have a clue.thanks you for this video. From Damascus Virginia USA AKA TRAIL TOWN USA

[@brianmurphy4702]

I don't completely agree on some points you present. " Laziness" can be beneficial if it is allowed to a mature person. What do I mean? The laziness can be a spur to devise something beneficial which in turn frees time available to one or many to use that freed time for constructive purposes. You are an author, if you still had to use a typewriter to inscribe your works (an improvement of course upon pen and paper) you would most likely need to spend time on unproductive work like re-typing a page, or erasing mistakes, etc. This can be extended to normal activities like cooking, laundry, the need to transport yourself or goods over some distance. Is it laziness to make more efficient use of your time to accommodate other activities you wish to engage ... like just roaming the woods and enjoying what is in nature? Just some thoughts to ponder.

[@AlexAlex-lg7hc]

Great point.

[@animaljustice7774]

You’re spot on Bjorn 😊❤

[@TheCuteRibbon1]

I think you are someone I would like to sit by the campfire with someday.❤ all the best to you and your loved ones!

[@USMC_Tex_68]

The only responsible way to use AI is to not use it at all.

[@wideawake605]

My thoughts exactly.

[@Knightonagreyhorse]

I agree that AI art is terrible but AI can be very useful in all sorts of sciences medicine etc. Why the generalization?

[@Skitskl33]

@@Knightonagreyhorse Yeah I agree. That's where it should stay too, studying data in a few days that would take three lifetimes for a human researcher to go through, study possible cancer cures and whatnot. This push for Ai use in our human expression is a travesty.

[@Erdbeerschorsch2011]

​@@KnightonagreyhorseMost people who talk about AI don't even know what AI is.

[@Fetchdafish]

A retarded take. Now tell me to never use airplanes, automobiles, electricity or antibiotics.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Dear friends, I am going to The Bushcraft Show in England in May (2024) to meet friends and spend time with the great people of the bushcraft community. They have given me a discount code that you can use if you're considering going there. "Code: bab15 Tickets page: bushcraftmagazine.com/tickets It gives a 15% discount off all weekend tickets to The Bushcraft Show 2024, including VIP weekend tickets. Must be input at checkout."

[@tassie2348]

Have you considered visiting Tasmania? We have many off grid communities here. Would love to meet you down here. 😊

[@stevennoble7254]

Love this title but is really true this day and age people like any kind of interest in wanting to learn or be educated.And I hate being told by people like that who never tried and just don't want to do especially when I always try learning new things and try at things.These people can be toxic and hateful to you I think its a form of jealousy.

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Hey, Bjorn. I like your jacket...what is it?

[@katmurphy8591]

If I could afford the time and money to go to England, I would in a heartbeat. I would love to have the chance to meet you and absorb your wisdom. I'm just very thankful I found your channel! Sköl!

[@Citiglobal88]

Do you ever make videos in your Norwegian language. I bet people would watch that and read english captions. I like to watch movies in there original language.

[@t41flyer]

We are not ready for this kind of technology. The Tree of Knowledge was a raw deal.

[@rogerbarnstead7194]

Bjorn, I am 65 and I have had a stroke about 4 years ago, it has devastated my body and it is nearly impossible for me to walk with a cane or walker and then only for very short distances. For the last 4 years I have been out nearly every afternoon - evening on the water front photographing the sunset. I am almost always on the tail gate of my truck. I get pretty close to nature. I spent most of my life doing high risk search and rescue work in Alaska. I know about nature and being out doors. But I have to say I have always been grateful for advances in tech. You make a great deal of use of it yourself. Love nature and embrace the progress my friend. Nothing like a hot shower after spending 24 hours in freezing rain and ice in an open boat. I even think of the miracles of clothing we have! hand me that Gore-Tex parka baby!

[@maksympt1]

Most of the time life runs on automatic mode. We don't question the things that happen around us. Your videos are great reminders that we should be asking more questions.

[@thestickerfarm1254]

I would love to be able to walk in the woods. Would even like the local dog park trails. Unfortunately they have been taken over by the homeless, the drug addicted, and all manner of scary people. As an 81 yr old, female that activity has been taken from me. Healthy people at my age still can’t outrun or fight someone who wants to do harm. Civilization is on life support.

[@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070]

you can conceal carry tho. keep that thang on you

[@kathleenmcintyre4058]

Loved this video. You seemed so relaxed and calm, speaking the truth as always.

[@marta5sings]

So glad I found you, Bjorn! I agree with you 100%. I live in the country, but within 2 hours of New York City. I'm a musician - I perform and create (compose and improvise both) music, and am a personal trainer one-on-one in my little home in the country. Every morning I go for a walk and then have my coffee as I sit outside (summer or winter) and be at one with nature, listening to the birds and watching and feeling the beauty all around me. It is meditative and restorative. I have to work, but my work is my creativity, and I get my peace and equanimity from the nature that surrounds me. Even if I had to live in the city, I would find connections to nature, because it is what nurtures me so that I can nurture others and create beauty.

[@ericsmathe]

Thanks to your videos, I am spending more time outdoors with my son. I had forgotten how wonderful it is out there. Thank you, brother.

[@brushcrawler8612]

The Red (Norway) Pine is the official state tree of Minnesota 🎄 Your camp site looks a lot like the property around my house minus all the big rocks. The smell of the pine straw on warm summer days is amazing

[@licksnkicks1166]

You are so insightful. Your making my brain think. Just pure, common sense and logic. I love the way you think! This was so profound. And yes I will stay strong!

[@xtheinsomniac4624]

This is the first video I saw of your channel and it was absolutely awesome!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!! I instantly subscribed to get more input from you!! Thank you so much!! I'm showing this to my friends and family too!!

[@bigsmile542]

I cheer when called a boomer. I live off grid for many years now. People pay big money to stay one night here in Southwest Texas. My trunk is bent and my limbs are as well. What a joke these young are people are. I love them all. Keep up the work.

[@zhartheProprietor]

People use the term Boomer derogotoryly, (derogatorily?) to address boomers in general. Because most boomers are clueless selfish aholes. There are always exceptions like you sir.