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Though if you think about it, if you want to survive in a potential societal/structural apocalypse then a remote secluded island seems like the best option. NZ
by mojuba 9y ago
Though if you think about it, if you want to survive in a potential societal/structural apocalypse then a remote secluded island seems like the best option. NZ seems to be advanced enough to support decent lifestyle, and isolated enough, too.
Not that I believe in the kind of apocalypse that New Zealand somehow would be the safest place to hide, but seriously, why are these people buying property there? Any rational explanation?
- imron 9y ago> Any rational explanation? One person does it, then other does, and then everyone else with the means does it too because they've all got more money than they'd ever need, so why not hedge against an apocalypse.
- eesmith 9y agoI have no reason to not believe the article when it says: > “Look,” he said, “it might be one strand in terms of what’s motivating them to buy here. But in my experience it’s never been the overriding reason. It’s much more of a positive thing. What they see when they come here is utopia.” > In one sense, I knew what he meant by this. He meant excellent wine. He meant world-class golf. He meant agreeable climate, endless white sand beaches that scarcely aroused the suspicion of the existence of other human beings. The author goes into more detail about the tensions between the different and even contradictory views of "utopia" in the history of New Zealand.
- sjg007 9y agoIt's beautiful country with good wine!