The thing that gets me about prepper culture is that it’s never about *rebuilding* society; it’s only ever about brutalist survival for one generation, presumably because none of the “women’s skills” you need for civilisation to actually endure look cool on your macho résumé.https://twitter.com/clairewillett/status/1425617244575256579 …
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But sure, if all you want is to play Immortan Joe in the badlands of your limited imagination, then by all means stock up only on ammo and tinned food. Maybe crafter communes will chuck you a lime or three when you all get scurvy.
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I was invited to be a panelist re: "Survival Skills for the Post-Apocalypse" at a SFF con and halfway through the 50+ white guys (panelists and audience) took over the mic to masturbate about how violence inevitably trumps every other social force
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Oh I mistyped it was SOFT skills for the post-apocalypse. Based on my Tumblr post about knowing how to run a meeting, handle a panic attack, de-escalate a violent situation, and soothe a crying baby.
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Look we only know one craft here, and that's huffing lead fumes while we pour new bullets to reload our dangerously-over-reused brass casings!
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(we don't know how to make gunpowder or new primary explosive primers though so we won't be doing that for long either....)
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