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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s your DC elitism speaking. Not everyone goes to college. Who’s to say she wasn’t going to go after she returned?

Also, Thousands of people tour/Road trip/camp/backpack the US in a van or RV every year. Doesn’t make you homeless. It’s not just for millennials.

My friend from high school didn’t go straight to college and screwed around for a couple of years. She followed a minor league baseball player to spring training in Canada. She lived with me for a bit. Worked at hooters. She’s now the CFO of a small bank and making 450k.

You are so dam snobby and judgey. 
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Okay here's a less elitist question - why aren't either of these two 22/23-year-old's in trade school? Military service? On-the-job medical training?[/quote]

Np so kids that age aren't allowed to travel?  This isn't a new thing and in fact JFK talks about "touring" Europe!  Life is more about trade school/college.  Soon enough life will be drudgery.[/quote]

Here's a thought...maybe if they weren't living in a 30-square foot van in the desert and calling home to beg their parents to send them takeout and actually being responsible with the pursuit of education or a career, one wouldn't be dead (presumably) and the other on the run for murder (presumably).[/quote]

So?  Lots of people do this and dont end up being murdered.  People are human and make mistakes and clearly hindsight 20/20.  Sounds like you want to rationalize how it could never happen to your family members so you are being unfairly judgmental

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DP.

It is true that many do this without being murdered.  John Steinbeck travelled the US in a similar size camper with his dog Charlie; he even wrote a book about it.

But we all focus on the trips that turn into disasters - like that kid in Alaska who tried to live off the land while camping in an old school bus.

Or this immature 22/23 year old couple, who both suffer from mental illness.

Maybe they ought to have sought treatment before cooping themselves up together in a tiny space under challenging conditions , while daily trying to portray an unreal, care-free, super happy, la la land internet image of their trip.

And sadly, I feel obliged to add the disclaimer for certain nit wits on this board: no, this does not mean I believe she deserved to die (if she is even dead).[/quote]

Again, thanks so much for your *very specific formatting* that gives you away as the prolific Brian-booster from the entire thread. [/quote]

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