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Hippiekinkster -> RE: It's the End of the World as We Know It... (3/25/2011 10:50:41 PM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyPact
This is going to sound damn egotistical.
I'm already a leader. People follow Me in part because I'm good at it. Not because I have multiple degrees and speak seven languages. It's because I assess a situation, find the practical solution, and find a way to carry it out. I can spot the best person for the best job by a long shot and I can convince darn near anybody with the right method mixed with common sense.
First move. Fulfilling needs that support life. Food, shelter, medical supplies. Who has the strength/endurance to forage for food? Who is the nurturer to care for the sick/injured? Who knows what we have on hand for heat? Who has survival training? Who has intellectual knowledge that is useful for whatever happened to us? Give every person a purpose for our survival.
After that, we decide as a collective what immediately follows physical needs. Is it best to travel? Is leaving a record important if there is a possibility that another group can find us? What do we have to do to protect ourselves from outside threats? What course of action should we take, if we decide to take any at all? Survive first. Then we consider matters of choice.
No, that doesn't sound egotistical at all. I'm Alpha, myself, and actually had a small following way back around 72 or so (very long story). Also have run a small business, have chemistry training, yada yada. But I also understand that I'm neither capable of, nor competent to, micromanage everything. And I would absolutely reject a traditional heirachical power structure. I would also reject any organization based on religious mythology. I would be inclined to subvert, overthrow, or kill anyone who attempted to use force to control others. Force is to be used for self-defense only (including defending against those who commit what the group deems to be criminal behavior (rape, theft, hoarding, and so on).
I suppose that initially travelling would depend on whether one is in an urban or rural environment. At some point I think whatever group forms will need to grow/raise food, so enough land for that will be necessary.
Foraging is a given, considering civilization has collapsed. After securing food, water, and weapons, I would go for medical supplies. Sterile bandaging, syringes, sutures, and alcohol swabs. Antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals. Pain meds (those are for me - sorry [:D]). Crutches and orthotics. Surgical equipment. Medical textbooks.
Batteries and lamps (flashlights). Candles. Kerosene and kerosene heaters. Bleach.
I think the above is basic. Keeping people alive is the first priority, I think.
Second tier: seeds. Books, especially chemistry, soil science, engineering, plumbing, sustainable gardening, animal husbandry, veterninary science. Hand tools. Building materiels, especially fasteners (nails, etc.) and insulation. Solar lighting and panels. Garden tools. Fishing gear. Clear roll plastic, plasic sheeting, cirrugated fiberglass (greenhouses). Fencing (for raising fowl and livestock). Spare parts for weapons (and more ammo). Livestock and horses (tempted to put horses in the first tier).
3rd tier: pretty much everything else.
SO what are the advantages of being stationary vs. roving? And vice-versa? To me, having an enclave is not an option, it's a necessity.
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