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(author) In a disaster I would help my neighbors, which is also what you see in most real disasters. Having supplies let's me do that. We have tenants downstai

by jefftk 7y ago

(author) In a disaster I would help my neighbors, which is also what you see in most real disasters. Having supplies let's me do that. We have tenants downstairs, and when I figure out supplies I count them too. While I don't try to store enough of things for the whole neighborhood, it often makes sense to get extra ones. A community where individuals are prepared is a community that is prepared as a group. I'm not opposed to the government preparing for disasters or anything, but that's also not where I would spend my advocacy efforts (I think there are other policy changes that would be more impactful).

coldtea 7y ago
>In a disaster I would help my neighbors, which is also what you see in most real disasters. Having supplies let's me do that. This also means that your supplies are limited to your individual capacity -- and diminish when you help neighbours that haven't any (whereas the community could organize and make sure everybody puts in and eventually gets their share, or redistribute as needed, etc.). >A community where individuals are prepared is a community that is prepared as a group. A community that is prepared consciously as a group though is even better (and doesn't prevent individuals for adding their own extra preparations). But this needs communication and coordination. Without communication one doesn't need know whether their community is one of "prepared individuals" (and not e.g. one where only them and a few others are). So I don't think that "a community where individuals are prepared" is as good as "a community that is prepared as a group". Besides the necessary communication and coordination (to ensure individual members are indeed prepared, and not just a few), a community prepared as a group is a more cohesive community, explicitly set to help each other in such times - making hoarding and conflicts for resources less likely.

by jefftk 7y ago

coldtea 7y ago

>In a disaster I would help my neighbors, which is also what you see in most real disasters. Having supplies let's me do that. This also means that your supplies are limited to your individual capacity -- and diminish when you help neighbours that haven't any (whereas the community could organize and make sure everybody puts in and eventually gets their share, or redistribute as needed, etc.). >A community where individuals are prepared is a community that is prepared as a group. A community that is prepared consciously as a group though is even better (and doesn't prevent individuals for adding their own extra preparations). But this needs communication and coordination. Without communication one doesn't need know whether their community is one of "prepared individuals" (and not e.g. one where only them and a few others are). So I don't think that "a community where individuals are prepared" is as good as "a community that is prepared as a group". Besides the necessary communication and coordination (to ensure individual members are indeed prepared, and not just a few), a community prepared as a group is a more cohesive community, explicitly set to help each other in such times - making hoarding and conflicts for resources less likely.