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FIELD GUIDE TO COUNTERCULTURAL AMERICA

72 Real Ways to Live Without Selling Out


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WHAT THIS IS

A catalog of viable, countercultural life paths—real jobs, roles, and identities for people who want out of the system without falling off the map.


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WHO IT'S FOR

People done with debt, status, and hollow institutions—who still want purpose, freedom, and a working community.


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WHAT’S INSIDE

72 lifestyle archetypes

Practical skill paths (mostly low-cost)

Roles in mutual aid, off-grid trades, culture, care, and tech

Real-world strategy, not fantasy
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WHAT IT’S NOT

Not utopian.
Not aesthetic.
Not a brand.
Not a pipe dream.


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CORE BELIEFS

Debt is control

Skill is freedom

Status is fake

You don’t need permission

You’re not alone
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HOW TO USE IT

Pick a type.
Train.
Connect.
Build.
Adapt.
Repeat.