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Postby Ego ยป Sun May 31, 2015 9:36 am
From a very early age we've been conditioned to comfort our fears with objects. Notice how those who are most rattled by SHTF scenarios are also those who believe their possessions will help them make the transition (transitional objects) to a post SHTF world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_object
Those who have survived true catastrophic crashes in the real world have shed most of their possessions to change, move and adapt. Those who hunker down to ride out the storm do not fare well.
A big house on fifty acres makes us feel strong precisely because it is the adult version of a teddy bear or security blanket. In the modern world there are a surprising number of things that give us that same feeling of power and invincibility but actually make us weak and vulnerable. Culturally we place a high value on this facade of feelings. In doing so we discount the value of reality.
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