Being self-sufficient a solution to the collapse of civilization

…In the last 100 years, our entire society has become totally dependent on non-renewable oil, whose production has now reached a plateau, after which the supply will fall, which means – there are no ifs or buts here – our current way of life will disappear, perhaps rapidly.

We must prepare ourselves for that, mentally first. Become familiar in your mind with life after the oil crash and act accordingly.


Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, soon to head a new think-tank in Waterloo, on the last page of his book “The Upside of Down” writes: “Our first step down this path (of reconsidering our values) must be to acknowledge that our global situation is urgent – that we are on the cusp of a planetary emergency – and then to begin a wide-ranging conversation about what we can and should do.”

I have started that conversation.

Here is another warning: don’t assume that your pay will remain the same, let alone increase because in the coming economic slowdown tax revenues will drop drastically, forcing governments on all levels to increase charges, while at the same time prices of all goods and services will jump.

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