How common were people who renounce society in human history?

>>3179052
Hermits were recorded throughout history; They're just not very interesting.

>>3179052

>How common were people who renounce society in human history?

Pretty fucking common. Of course it depends on when and where, (individuals/families can go off the grid quite easily, larger, organized breakaway communities rely on both private property, and not having savages to murderfuck them.)

>>3179052
Most Siberian towns/villages were and still are quite isolated, while the native people there did not renounce society they did not exactly participate either. I remember reading about many people in the first half of the 20th century not knowing they were living under the rule of communism.

>>3179066
>They're just not very interesting
This. The parts of history that were documented was how kingdoms and countries interacted with each other, what their diplomats told each other, and whether or not there was a war. People didn't write down shit like how a household was ran, what people usually ate for dinner, or that some insignificant weirdo decided to go live in a cave.

>>3179052
Shepherds, were by and large, social outcasts throughout history.