> It wasn't that long ago we were forced to go through harsh winters using the harvest of a possibly failed summer and autumn. Well, not really. Lots of peopl

> It wasn't that long ago we were forced to go through harsh winters using the harvest of a possibly failed summer and autumn. Well, not really. Lots of people would fail to prepare and rely on their community, and during times the community couldn't afford to help them, they would starve to death. Lots and lots and lots of people just starved to death. They didn't prepare enough, and then they slowly and painfully died from not eating anything. Lots of rich people said "they should have prepared", but it's hard to imagine what it's like to have to decide whether your children will have to be barefoot all winter, or just not go to school at all this year if you don't decide to sell a few extra potatoes instead of saving them.