@lumpenspace @nickcammarata I think that my odds in a post apocalyptic world are pretty poor no matter what I do and I also care about other people's suffering & the environment, so I think my efforts are better directed towards avoiding collapse than planning to survive if it happens.
@lumpenspace @nickcammarata which, lol... yes I also bought land for an off-grid second home & gardening, but my perspective on it is a bit different- not about survival of the worst but about thriving if things go well- biophilia in particular being the big motivation- connecting w nature
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Reply · Oct 14, 2023@sayestheorem @parafactual part is resilience & valuing forest above desert because of the water cycle also biophilia- humans aesthetic enjoyment &…Reply · Sep 12, 2025@__tzs nah, life is beautiful, embodiment in an ecology we were made for. ai should colonize space on our behalf, we really don't thrive thereReply · Oct 12, 2021@Kern_Alan @EricaJoy @jack Disagree. If there's a zombie apocalypse my off-grid cabin will keep me sheltered and fed, whether or not there's anyone…Reply · Feb 6, 2022@RokoMijic @Conaw @ITBeHa @tszzl Money itself is useless though- it's just undifferentiated "access to available resources" ... In a crisis I'd rather…