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Started preparing 5 years ago by leaving IT for a more stable industry. As a machinist I won't be sent to the front lines because they need me alive to rebuild
by ganzuul 5y ago
Started preparing 5 years ago by leaving IT for a more stable industry. As a machinist I won't be sent to the front lines because they need me alive to rebuild society.
That's a pretty bleak outlook, I know. However right now the depressive realism I had when I chose to switch is looking prescient, up here in the North East of Europe. No worries. :)
- oneoff786 5y agoBuddy if you’re in a Ukraine situation and you’re a reasonably aged guy, you’re going to the front lines. Everything is front line when the enemy is strolling down your residential street.
- ganzuul 5y agoNo, there are no spare machinists right now. They would come pick up our machines and install them in bunkers to make weapons of war.
- yossarian1408 5y agoSimilarly, I've begun tactical combat and firearms training. The most essential part of a society is it's stability, and the government's ability to exert power in the name of this stability. It would be counterintuitive to send me to the front, as they need me for the rebuilding.
- ganzuul 5y agoI think the stability vs. flexibility issue is more nuanced.