Thoughts on becoming a "Sovereign/Free Man"

[lxskllr]

It's hardly the same, but I guess my reasons for doing it are the same ;
Next year I'll be doing something called WOOFing which is basically a programme where you do volunteer work on farms in exchange for food and shelter, but no pay. In effect it allows me to travel throughout several different countries and being "off the grid" for some time. It's kind of a pilgrimage for me and I'm very excited. The problem with it is that it seems to be mostly hippie-types that do it, instead of just people wanting to get away and do some good ol' hard work. With the job market in the state that it is currently in I find that it is a great way to use my time.
In Denmark we have something that is somewhat like a Sovereign society" ; A part of the capital is called Christiania and it is this off the grid hippie-community. Basically as long as you obey by their rules (No violence, no hard drugs and no-something-I-don't-remember) you're free to stay and the police doesn't bother interfering with the society, especially since it's a great tourist attraction.

Sounds pretty awesome. There's a sovereign computing movement, though it's pretty small. The basic tenets are you control your data, and the distribution thereof...

http://www.advogato.org/article/808.html

It's kind of idealistic, but the principles are solid, and more necessary every day with corporate and government data mining. It also decentralizes communications which is what the internet was meant to be rather than a centrally controlled core with users connecting as lowly clients. If you're technically inclined you might find it a rewarding use of your time.