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If you're more than self sufficient you're of inherent value to your self sufficient rural neighbors and can expect a long happy life. If you have $5K of easil
by VLM 10y ago
If you're more than self sufficient you're of inherent value to your self sufficient rural neighbors and can expect a long happy life.
If you have $5K of easily movable commodity dollars, gold, pasta, in your basement, you're of value in another way, and you're probably not going to like that outcome.
- maxerickson 10y agoSo hard. If we end up in a world where neighbors are shooting neighbors for pasta I hope someone gets me quick. I guess I'll make at least 1 tasty meal, even for a big band of brigands. The post I initially responded to wasn't about self sufficiency, it was about buying it in a box and making it work in 1 season. I replied about the making it work in 1 season not being a particularly likely thing. Hence buying an easily movable commodity probably being a better use of the money, even if you aren't a cold blooded crack shot.
- VLM 10y agoI guess I was looking at it from a long term community perspective rather than just brutality. If in the long run you're a net positive to the neighbors you'll be "in" and life will be very good. Everyone loves the village blacksmith or brewer or fellow farmer or whatever. On the other hand if you don't bring something to the table or just have a shopping bag of temporary loot then life will be much harder without the community.
- maxerickson 10y agoYou think the $50,000 kit is relevant in that perspective? Or is it something like 10 years of practice that is relevant?