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I think I’m circling a concept you could call stack survivalism, as opposed to regular fully off-grid survivalism. Where you plan against scenarios of various sorts of non-robustness and jankiness rather than full-on, theatrical charismatic megacollapse.
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(like “things ordered from China not getting through” or “rolling blackouts” or “toilet paper shortage”) The stack is far more robust that collapsniks secretly hope it is, but far less robust than “this is fine” denialosts/normalcy larpers.
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Early Covid was very revealing: in a crisis, you need time more than money, and ability to get things done in ways besides paying for them. Like being on twitter and getting early warning to beat the stock-up rush by 2-4 weeks. Or having a 3D printer and able to print shields.
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Regular prepping is like a mix of waterfall planning for a very specific scenario (Costco 5-year food supply pallet anyone?) and Soviet 5-year plan command ec0nomy mindset at first estimation scale. It is overkill in anything short of a sudden step-function overnight collapse.
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Stack survivalism is more like chaos monkey outages of random bits of the world you depend on. Some general principles have already become clear. For example: You are more vulnerable where you’re a corner case (eg: insulin supply, mask protocols for people who can’t wear masks)
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Another is that days and weeks matter more than months and years. Over months and years, the stack reconfigures in unpredictable ways that you have to adapt to live, closed-loop, by improvising. But over days and weeks, your preparedness makes a bigger difference.
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First few minutes: physical fitness First hour: grab bag First days: emergency supplies First weeks: flexible potential of your home base (eg: tool box) Months: active productive abilities (bread machine, 3D printer...) Years: skills in your head
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Yes, and place to store nonperishable things that might become unavailable, extra freezer space, garden plot (for mental health, if nothing else), generator, relationships with neighbors, vehicle... 🤔 what do all these things have in common?
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