More scary, depressing DVD watching going on here tonight. I received a DVD with 3 doco's on it from Robert (the guy mentioned in the previous post). We watched one written and presented by the late Dr David Lloyd called Interesting Times and he referred to the book Powerdown by Richard Heinberg who defines the difference between survivalists (those who just wish to survive the collapse, grab their guns, run for the hills and kill and gather what they can to get by) or preservationists (who form communities that wish to preserve as much of human culture as is possible in the event of collapse. These communities hope to provide useful knowledge and skills, as well as maintain and continue to form cooperatives with other such groups).
I struggle with the fear to not become a survivalist...this is where living in a like-minded community and educating as many people as we can, can only be a good thing. Preservationist all the way!
2 comments:
A preservationist approach sounds much more appealing!
Hi Nikki - thanks for your blog link - yes this is just where I am at!!
Self-sufficiency vs community has been the way I've framed it in my head previous to reading your blog - but I like survivalism vs preservationism much better as a framework to think about it within.
I guess survivalism is the extreme end of self-sufficiency.
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