It might not get this bad, but the possibility clearly exists. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst if you can. You need to be as independent of centralised life support systems and government as you pssibly can be, because any form of dependence can be weaponised against you in order to get you under control. If you have even a small cushion of the essentials, the odds of you seeing your discount rate skyrocket will bemuch reduced. The discountrate is the extent to which you value the present compared to the future. If you have no resources, all that will matter to you is where your next meal comes from. The future will not exist, which means you would be stuck in state of permanent crisis management under duress, and in such a state people do not think clearly. People in this state tend to look like deer in the headlights, or like headless chickens running around and wrecking things. A cushion if essentials prepared in advance allows you to keep your discount rate under control, so you’re better able to keep a cool head and a constructive mindset under pressure. That can make you part of the solution rather than part of the problem, but it requires action in advance. Your time to act is right now.
by Nicole Foss
