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hunter

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2. I live in a place where agricultural productivity is expected to increase.

Reply to JoihInMableton (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 12:16 PM

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I doubt the people who live here will be happy when some military moves in and starts telling everyone what to do and disappearing those who do not comply. Armies must be fed.

It's one world. There are no "safe" places.

If there truly are any "safe places" it will be those that are pretty bleak, places where it's just possible by the barest of margins for a small community to eke out a living. And maybe not even then if "essential" resources as deemed by military powers are discovered in the place.

In major catastrophes death is more random than we like to believe. Human's tend to have a strong survivorship bias. We like to believe we will not be powerless when we are faced with overwhelming catastrophe.

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The Great Lakes are the largest inland fresh water system. wnylib Saturday #4

I live in a place where agricultural productivity is expected to increase. hunter Saturday #2

Maybe not so crazy after all Blue Full Moon Saturday #3

Well it depends on your specific risks and the assets you can put in play 31j20b3 Saturday #5