I did outward bound - mommy dearest payed for it, it was very very cool. You learn all about yourself, and the people with you from the outside in and back!

Technology tends to be alot like human kind - you can't just keep the bits you like. Why stick to the cities if you feel the polution and  corruption eating at you? You don't have to be a hermit to live in an enviroment you like. If your not going to fight the good fight why not find some quiet community where you can still hear the birds sing and progress doedn't eat away at you.

Use your words and ideals to create a world you like.