by AgentR » Mon 09 Mar 2009, 17:48:21
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'P')lanning FTF is the doing thread.
Post what you are doing.
The OP seems more along the lines of believing a massive die off will happen, but hoping to "cheat doom" while maintaining the comforts of A/C and personal catering. I'm not sure how such a result is possible as most of our technology is dependent on massive numbers of people and quantities of resources being applied to deliver comfort to us in individual sized portions.
What should one expect humanity to look like after a true die off?
To me, the future seems more about one's children or grand children surviving an approaching bottleneck; rather than whether I myself live 5, 10, or 30 more years at comfort level 42.
In practice, I take the approach that any action I take or opt not to take, can create a future obstacle of indeterminant scope. It is my obligation to make my best effort to anticipate these possibilities, and avoid them. Examine those things that your current existence is reliant upon, and say, "ok, its gone. Are we fine, or are we toast." If you come up with "toast" more than rarely; it may be an indicator that whatever is reliant upon that particular resource, needs to go away.
In short, when your financial peers are living in 4000 sf houses, with two new cars and a speedboat, can you be content in a 1500 sf house, one old car/truck, and a canoe?
If you insist on buying something, can you choose that which lasts 80 years, instead of that which is shiny and lasts 8 months? If you insist on building Doomstead Fortress Omega, can you answer the question to yourself, "to what end do I do this?" Do you think the Fortress will stand against 80 years of banditry, or will it simply become Bandit Base Acquisition number 17.
Live modestly, don't buy stuff, don't create obligations that will hinder your children or their children. Harshly put.. they will not remember you kindly over a breakfast of 5 roaches and some algae cakes if your actions helped place them in such a state.
And remember, Gaea will not weep for thee.
nb... I rambled! ouch!
Yes, we are. As we are.
And so shall we remain; Until the end.
