Comments on: How Chris McCandless Died https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/how-chris-mccandless-died/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/how-chris-mccandless-died/comment-page-1/#comment-954355 Alrenous Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:16:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32768#comment-954355 “Hamilton’s essay offered persuasive new evidence that the wild-potato plant is highly toxic in and of itself, contrary to the assurances of Thomas Clausen and every other expert who has ever weighed in on the subject.”

An object lesson in taking experts far less seriously than they take themselves.

]]> By: Space Nookie https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/how-chris-mccandless-died/comment-page-1/#comment-954282 Space Nookie Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:01:59 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32768#comment-954282 I don’t buy it. See Into the Wild and Other Poisonous Plant Fables for a much better treatment. McCandless just wasn’t finding enough to eat and when he decided to call it quits he found his exit route blocked by a flooded river.

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