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This was such an enjoyable look into someone's life.
Peter Santanello's videos are usually really enjoyable and pleasant. He has a calm, respectful demeanor and he just goes to random places you usually don't think about and just kind of shoots the shit with people. He did a couple videos a while back where he went to a couple of native reservations in like one of the Dakotas, I think, and they were an intensely interesting look into that life and culture.
His titles can feel kind of click-baity sometimes and I don't always agree with his take on things, but I find him a really likeable and honest-seeming guy.
Wasn't there a Vice series like way back in the day where they'd go spend time with people in remote locations and just see how they lived? Maybe I'm imagining it and it was just about drugs. But, I think that was a thing because I remember thinking it was super interesting.
The Abandoned series visited some remote locations.
Actually he said he does have a social security number, just that he doesn't have the card and doesn't know what it is.
He says he "revoked" the number after he "studied the issue", so it's possible he doesn't have a SSN based on a religious exemption.
People generally cannot voluntarily withdraw or stop participating in the Social Security program. You must pay Social Security taxes, regardless of you or your employer’s citizenship or place of residence. Unless specifically exempt by law, everyone working in the United States must pay Social Security taxes on earnings from covered employment. The law makes an exemption only in very limited circumstances for members of certain religious sects.
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02214
I'd take what he says with a grain of salt, but that's what he said.
This was the best thing I've watched in awhile. I was sad it ended.