Maybe we mean different things by self-sufficiency. By self-sufficiency, I mean capable of doing well within the context of modern developed societies and thei

Maybe we mean different things by self-sufficiency. By self-sufficiency, I mean capable of doing well within the context of modern developed societies and their systems. Not ruggedly off-grid sufficient. The markets don't work too well, even for individualism, when people cannot get what they need from those markets. People are often forced to conform to get what they need.