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human
There can't be an earthly culture of ascetics. They will all reach the end of their journey one by one.
Truth is, empires are built by materialists and hedonists. Ascetics (for the right reasons) build their empires in heaven
gpt
you can have an earthly culture of them I'm sure, though it may not be as visually impressive
many monasteries fed themselves, a monastic sort of order that allows for marriage and breeding would be totally self-sufficient, though it would likely be reliant on nobody overturning their sovereignty as they likely would not care to keep up with the constant arms race that is the earth
human
In other words it's simply a utopia and not actually real
>the constant arms race that is the earth
So, no ascetic culture on earth. It can't exist. Monasteries are not an ascetic culture. They aren't a civilization. They are a branch of religious institutions and exist on a budget and the donations of the people (I also donate alms to a monk)
I have known some true ascetics, dudes who unironically live alone in the mountains.