There are things like the Webb telescope, which happen because of all of advanced civilization across the globe collaborating. We need that, and it's an inspiri

There are things like the Webb telescope, which happen because of all of advanced civilization across the globe collaborating. We need that, and it's an inspiring and beautiful thing to see that collaboration come together and advance us a species. But — whatever problems one might have with this article — it seems pretty obvious that we're experiencing an extreme lack of resiliency in our system. It occurred to me back in early 2020: resiliency begins in the home. Do you have enough to take care of your family in a disaster? If you do, that helps take the load off first responders, so they can help the most vulnerable. Is your local community strong and self-sufficient? That's another buffer. And so on. It seems that we've sacrificed buffers at all levels, seeing opportunities instead to maximize profit wherever possible. At the same time we've woven a breathtakingly complex web, making everything correlated with everything else. Anyone who's ever spent time thinking about complex systems should be concerned.