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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know/knew a few of these kids (I was their age at the time and we hung out) and their parents very much wanted them home. The drugs and freedom were a big draw. These kids did eventually come home 5-7 years later worse for the wear but somewhat acclimated back to "regular" middle class life. Just one big adventure I guess.[/quote]

This. Its a cultural/social movement. No one is talking about the mentally ill/abused that wind up on the streets - that is a tragedy.[/quote]

What I'm saying is that a large portion of the people that compose the cultural/social Crusty "movement" have serious issues - proclivity to addiction, bipolar disorder, manic depression, schizophrenia, abandonment issues, PTSD from physical or sexual abuse, no family to rely upon due to being raised in foster care, etc.

It's a bit of a chicken-egg dilemma - what makes a Crusty? Is it free will? Or are they suffering from some sort of trauma/mental illness that drives them to become a homeless traveler? I'd wager that it's the latter.[/quote]

You know this how? Because interviews with them, their blogs, sites about them etc, would say otherwise. [/quote]

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