Personally, I find learning & preparing for less civilization fun, so even if it doesn’t become necessary, it’s better than watching T.V.
I kind of find the productization of being prepared to be weird. I mean, most of the modern off-grid/“prepper“ types I’ve met have less skill and situational awareness than a typical Boy Scout.
@jjg @feonixrift I don't think I'm talking about less civilization, exactly.
I'm personally worried about something on the scale of the great depression. Our retail establishments are on the brink of collapse and they make up a sizable portion of our economy. The housing market is essentially run by speculators and money launderers.
There's a real chance that we could enter a massive financial crisis at basically any point.
My goal is to be able to help take care of folks when we do.
"My goal is to be able to help take care of folks when we do."
That's a really good goal.
Surviving on your own is pretty simple business. Surviving with a few more people isn't significantly harder.
It's preserving enough capacity to help others where things get complicated.