Wild Ideas Worth Living · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
When Lucy Vanart announced her plan to walk the length of the Americas, her family and friends reacted with silence, hoping the idea would pass. They were scared due to the many unknowns and prevalent fearmongering in media, fearing she might not return.
“Oh, it was like crickets. No one wanted to breathe. They were just like, if we don't acknowledge this, maybe the idea will just go away.”
“Because they know that anything discouraging will put me on the path. And they were scared.”
“You know, like this is something that just sounds, there's just so many unknowns and there is so much fearmongering in modern media that it really just seemed like if I left, I wouldn't come back.”