Subj : Apocalyptic Fiction
To   : All
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Sep 15 2011 12:51 pm



I've been reading apocalyptic fiction lately - zombies (World War Z,
Walking dead, 28 days later), ecological crises (The Road),
plagues (The Stand is an oldie but a goodie), comet impact (Lucifer's
Hammer) and so on.

I just finished "World built By Hand", a book about a post-oil, post
government america where the economy has collapsed and communities are
forced to become self-reliant.

When the dust settles, people are forced to start again. While there's lots
of salvage to be re-used, manufactured products are scarce and eventually
will be gone. People are living a life I'd estimate comparable to
pre-industrial revolution culture, but with salvaged modern materials.

Most of the skills people had before the event are irelevant, and many of
the skills people need to survive are long-lost in today's disposable, mass
manufacturing culture.

What skills do you have that you could use or teach to help start over?

I'm tempted to make pre-indutrial crafting into my new hobby. Who knows, it
might come in handy.  :)

--kW



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