Small background story of Dissident Wire founder

[LittleFritter]

Tl;Dr I unknowingly made a thought over lifestyle change to the point where I appear to be homeless and in need of assistance.




So throughout a long and thought out process I've been trying to be a lot less dependent on income in general. Sold my home, vehicles, all things essentially. Bought a camper and decided I'd travel and settle down in Southern United States. Ok check since not wanting to pay for the cost of a vehicle I bought an ebike for my transportation because US transit system is well not real. Moved to a particular area where I'm outside of town that is a decent size population for anything I would ever need as well as being legal to be living in a camper.

Concept accepted and now just me trying my best to live cost effectively. I'm am going to the laundromat to wash some clothes so I have a trailer load it with clothes and I'm rocking and rolling on my bike going to the laundromat. All is good, I'm waiting outside while clothes are doing their thing. I'm chillin outside under a tree near my bike with the trailer. All is normal however I need to add my choice of appearance may contribute to this as I am a male with long hair like the hippies used to do.

As I'm sitting there they with no cell phone or anything just looking at the world as it is I happen to have someone that walks up to me and goes to hand me 3 dollars. They started to say hey look like you need this but stopped abruptly. Whether it was my face looking like TF or what idk but they seem to realize mid gesture that perhaps I didn't need it and was just a person existing. They apologize and I hadn't said no or put my hand out at all but they seemed to come to the embarrassing conclusion that their assumption was incorrect. And almost ran away and I was still confused as to what was even going on right in that moment.

So I never considered the how I may be seen from others perspective. Now here I am cycling and pissing off the world for being a bike on the road. Long hair because don't care. Clothing is let's say simple perhaps overly stained since have habit or working in a shop making things and to be fair my shorts were likely rather dirty. Washing clothes via bike and trailer sitting outside laundromat without a phone. Now it clicks. I did make a really thought out choice to live and look essentially homeless. Welp too late now.

Not sure if anyone will find this story worth a shit but as much as I really enjoy my past couple years since I've made the change I really didn't think about what others would view me as. Because I have such a limited thought of what others say or view me thought didn't cross my mind. I mean I'm not offended I clearly look more homeless than a reasonable functioning person. Can't really be mad about it.