-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hmm, well, since we are on this subject... http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sn3lqs Steve Kinney:
On 10/05/2015 05:43 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Good ideas in this thread so far. What I would add is, get the F away from population centers; they are very hungry machines that will start to fail in very bad ways whenever any of their major inputs are substantially reduced for more than a few weeks - even without panic and martial law factored in.
On moving way out of town: Sooner is better, because as the industrial economy crumbles everyone will get the same bright idea and that land ain't empty. It's occupied by communities where it takes time to learn the human landscape and build trust relationships. On arrival start working to establish oneself in an economic role that will continue to pay off in the form of mutual aid and bartering of labor and commodities, as the value of Federal Reserve Notes spirals down.
As for cash money, I like silver way more than gold: People will kill you much sooner for gold than silver, and the value of silver has been steadily rising due to industrial applications drawing down the world supply faster than mining is able to replace it.
Another thing to think about is identifying technology that will stay relevant to the practical concerns of feeding and housing people in your local economy when international supply chains go sideways for months or years at a time. Learn what is and isn't important by getting involved in the actual work, and get on top of how to run and fix that stuff, /then/ stockpile spare parts and replacements.
In short, start building the world of 2100 today. It's going to be built one way or another; early adopters will have more problems to solve and go down more blind alleys, but that's the price of coming out on top in the long run.
:o)
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