I was living in a van. Or, well, a converted ambulance, actually. And the biggest thing I discovered was that I hated it. Eventually, my entire life off the grid was all about trying to replicate all the stuff I had on the grid, piece by piece.
— Ether in I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, Jason Pargin, St. Martin’s Press, Ch. Day 1, p. 62, 2024