The Crux Of PreppingThere is a reason why in third world country?s the main way of life is subsistence farming, and how that makes it a third world county. They live in a sense the ideal independent prepper/survivalist life style. The economy could collapse in Ethiopia and the impoverished farmer would barely notice, he would herd his cows, pump water from a hand crank well and cook on a wood fire just like any other day of his life. Ideal you say?
The element that made our society have more than we need and then some, is the notion of ?division & specialization of labor? although it would be beneficial to some degrees to able to be self sufficient by knowing how to unclog your own toilet and grow a vegetable garden, if not but to save some hassle. But a man can increase his over all standard of living by specializing in one specific field, such as plumbing or farming. As he can focus all his efforts on increasing the level of productivity whether it is by experimenting with new farming techniques or buying better tools for plumbing he can produce more of his specialized service or product, creating more wealth for himself than he would if he grew his on food and unclogged his own toilet. So the farmer can now afford to hire the plumber to redo his pipes and the plumber will have plenty of corn to go around, and they both will have money left over.
We all understand this concept to some extent but where does this tie into the now popular Prepping lifestyle, and where is the problem? It lies in the common preppers understanding of the phrase: ?Don?t just survive, thrive.?
Prepping promotes self sufficiency on nearly all levels whether it?s...
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