What about water? From the NYTimes story about preparing for the imminent collapse of civilization:
“Your safe haven must be self-sufficient and capable of growing some kind of food,” Mr. Biggs writes. “It should be well-stocked with seed, fertilizer, canned food, wine, medicine, clothes, etc.”
Of course the Times puts coverage of potential societal collapse due to peak oil and/or economic meltdown in the Styles section (or so I’m gathering from the URL of the article).
4 responses so far ↓
coastalshelf // April 5, 2008 at 12:56 pm |
Safe havens–the next real estate bubble.
eric // April 6, 2008 at 5:45 am |
The price of agricultural land is already soaring for related reasons; the problem with setting up a “lifeboat” is in deciding where to do it. You want to avoid the roving mobs that everyone foresees–but how?
David // April 6, 2008 at 10:26 am |
I’m surprised most of these people seem to eschew guns. The expectation that society will collapse seems at odds with the expectation that they can hold on to their long-term food supply without shotguns and a lot of ammunition (and concrete walls with razor wire around their property, and…). It’s a funny combination of pessimism about civilization and optimism about human nature, but I guess that’s nothing new — Rousseau believed the same thing, right? I’m skeptical.
eric // April 6, 2008 at 4:45 pm |
Right–that’s why the whole idea of a “lifeboat” is so absurd. As for guns: maybe they would help, but if there is really starvation, then a group of people with more (or bigger) guns will soon turn up.