I believe, the problem is many of us just follow the "regular" path and sooner or later are trapped in the monthly income needs to pay for the bills.
Last year I saw some Italian small villages offering housing and jobs for those intending to move there, and last week I saw the same for a small town not far away from home. They need a minimum of population to keep the school open as well as basic public health care in town, so they offer you a very cheap rental and help to find a job if you move there.
A €200 to €300 per month rental of a new house and help to find a job make a big difference as you can afford to work on what you like even if you do not get paid that much as your monthly bills are much smaller.
Then there are those working from home who do not need to live in expensive towns as all they need is a good network connection and can afford to live closer to nature.
My personal feeling is that little by little there are different options than the regular path of going to school, finding a job, buying a house, raising a family, and getting trapped in a job you may not like just because you need to pay the bills.
I agree. It is the "safe" path.
That sounds like an interesting offer - do they take foreigners?
The Italian villages did, and I don't see why the Spanish ones may not. All they need is for the population in the village to stop falling or even increase a little bit.
Yesterday, they had an open day to show the appartments and the different companies recruiting in the area, 25 families showed up. You can use Google to translate this link
you can see some pictures of the area in this other link