“All I can say it that I'd rather die young and happy than old and desolate. Personally I think McCandless did the right thing, by searching for a better place. Money does not buy happiness, but selfreliance does.”
“ BUT, not everyone who grows old is miserable....that's a young person's pov, because old people aren't attractive and active like young people. There are internal, mental changes that go on within the person, self-growth, continual learning, that are a pretty good trade-off for no longer being able to surf or run marathons... This young man, in "Into the Wild" wasn't making a statement about "a better place"--imho---he had problems, and was running away. I'm pretty sure he didn't intend the outcome...maybe he thought he did, but deep down I imagine he expected rescue, celebrity...who knows? ”
