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Famous German dropout now lives in house with pool and travels by motorhome

14.07.2026 07:15 1 min 1 source
TAG24 DEU
Famous German dropout now lives in house with pool and travels by motorhome
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Jürgen Wagner (62), known as Öff Öff, who lived without a passport or insurance for over 30 years, now travels across Germany in a motorhome with his wife and son, returning to his own home with solar roof and pool near Marburg. He still leads the 'Schenker-Bewegung', which considers private property theft, and plans to publish a manifesto on human-AI cooperation.

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Famous German dropout now lives in house with pool and travels by motorhome

14.07.2026 TAG24 DEU Original source

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