An in-depth profile recently published in GQ tells the story of Christopher Knight, the "Maine Hermit" that lived alone in the Maine woods for nearly thirty years. He had no concept of the modern world (including the internet) when he finally returned to civilization, having almost no contact with people from 1986 until 2013.
The most interesting part of the story, however, is how he survived for so long. He mostly lived off of food and supplies he stole from over 1000 break-ins to local houses and cabins.
But Knight didn't just steal food and provisions. He also pilfered magazines, books, kids' entire Halloween candy stashes and, most interestingly, video games.
"He also stole the occasional handheld video game — Pokémon, Tetris, D...
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