Tech-bro preppers: "should we fit our mercs with bomb-collars that will go off if we croak?"
Sorry for clickbaiting the title, but "Boss preppers" just isn't quite the same somehow. Also not sure if Technology is the right community for this, but anyway here it is...
KoboldCoterie
in reply to Alas Poor Erinaceus • • •Tangential to the point of the article, but this:
... Show more...actually strikes me as the best / sanest form of prepping, as long as everyone does it. Imagine a scenario where the water chemist has a plan to save their town from a contaminated water supply, the electrical engineer has a plan to save their town from a wide-spread power grid failure, the EMT has a plan to save their town from the collapse of the emergency response system, etc., such that no matter what disaster befalls them, someone is there who's ready to step in and ap
Tangential to the point of the article, but this:
actually strikes me as the best / sanest form of prepping, as long as everyone does it. Imagine a scenario where the water chemist has a plan to save their town from a contaminated water supply, the electrical engineer has a plan to save their town from a wide-spread power grid failure, the EMT has a plan to save their town from the collapse of the emergency response system, etc., such that no matter what disaster befalls them, someone is there who's ready to step in and apply their expertise for the betterment of the community as a whole.
bassicvgyn
in reply to KoboldCoterie • • •Infynis
in reply to KoboldCoterie • • •Xanthobilly
in reply to KoboldCoterie • • •SkyNTP
in reply to Xanthobilly • • •"Selfish" would be a situation where sufficient community exists that cooperation is at all possible. I think most preppers will simply tell you that they are expecting and prepping for complete collapse. As in, like it or not, "every man for themselves" would come to them, not them seeking it out.
In other words, without arguing why a "every man for themselves" situation can't or will never happen, the rest of your argument becomes irrelevant.
Now that question is fascinating. Haiti comes to mind as an example scenario. Are community-skills relevant in the face of roaming gangs and anarchy? I think that depends on how desperate these gangs are for immediate versus long term survival and planning. I'm also not sure Haiti is an exhaustive example of the types of societal collapse that are possible or likely.