Why not ask yourself what you can do to help prevent the ship from sinking? In a real sinking ship, people on board can bail. They can man the pumps. They can

Why not ask yourself what you can do to help prevent the ship from sinking? In a real sinking ship, people on board can bail. They can man the pumps. They can close and secure water-tight doors. They can used wedges and a hammer to block the openings (as Tom Scott tried at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXC6U0NfJg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXC6U0NfJg8 ). "If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost." If the Minnow had a life boat, should the Skipper and Gilligan have fled in it, and left the passengers behind? A neighborhood where everyone only watches out for themself and leaves at the first sign of trouble isn't really a neighborhood, merely a place name for transient housing.