[ericmcer]

It feels less off the grid and more like, an alternative method of being on the grid. They are still reliant on the vast majority of people being on the grid and supporting their lifestyle.

That said live your life however you want. It would be dumb to live in misery trying to meet some arbitrary standard. If you can exploit the way the world is to have a nice life and you aren't hurting anybody who cares. It is kind of annoying when people who choose to "disconnect" thoroughly document it.