tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post2070833667351600857..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Fingerprints and ScarsRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-58719347628583803522014-04-21T14:27:17.978-07:002014-04-21T14:27:17.978-07:00"It was a bad environment to be delusional in..."It was a bad environment to be delusional in" may become one of my favourite sentences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-68164163363681836022013-12-23T20:57:03.680-08:002013-12-23T20:57:03.680-08:00thanks Josh, I'll do my best to tread carefull...thanks Josh, I'll do my best to tread carefully and remain open minded but skepticalMalcolm Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924482196152477397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-83288182698359882892013-12-23T19:00:35.282-08:002013-12-23T19:00:35.282-08:00Malc,
Fair enough.
Just becareful you don't ...Malc,<br /><br />Fair enough.<br /><br />Just becareful you don't fall into the trap of relying or become dependent on others to do your thinking for you or give you their answers.<br /><br />This means question even what I just wrote.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Josh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-33103257102312339592013-12-23T15:32:33.466-08:002013-12-23T15:32:33.466-08:00Josh, I honestly had never thought seriously about...Josh, I honestly had never thought seriously about it until I read Rory's post. While the idea of a SHTF or WROL (or whatever acronyms people use) situation had occurred to me as a possibility, I have never felt like I was professionally or personally in a situation where any meaningful exploration of these skills would be possible. I suppose then, the first step for me was asking the questions and talking to people like Rory and others about what types of resources exist for acquiring them. Now that I've done that, I can make inquiries into the logistics of training with these people and starting to acquire the skills and mindsets necessary. Malcolm Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924482196152477397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-61209657720656410182013-12-23T06:21:58.988-08:002013-12-23T06:21:58.988-08:00... some good places...... some good places...Josh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-14385991775474983352013-12-23T06:12:08.366-08:002013-12-23T06:12:08.366-08:00Malc,
Where do you think soom good place to start...Malc,<br /><br />Where do you think soom good place to start looking for the answers/skills, you seek, would be?<br /><br />Josh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-2804742158210797632013-12-22T10:25:17.707-08:002013-12-22T10:25:17.707-08:00hmm. any recommendations for first steps or places...hmm. any recommendations for first steps or places to acquire said skills? (might be a worthwhile topic for a future book project)Malcolm Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924482196152477397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-54485950840647522262013-12-22T10:14:56.589-08:002013-12-22T10:14:56.589-08:00Malc- independence is not something anyone can giv...Malc- independence is not something anyone can give you. You take it. You want to be independent, you learn the skills, you practice doing without. It is a harder life, no doubt.<br />And recognize that independence isn't freedom from obligation. the worst of the protesters want the government to supply their housing, their healthcare, their education and give nothing in return. They think they are independent if they don't pay for what they get. But they do pay, they vote for the people that offer something for nothing deals and keep them in power-- and they become dependent for what they are given, and they enslave others or future generations to pay.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-69764768102243399452013-12-22T01:14:43.655-08:002013-12-22T01:14:43.655-08:00Rory, this is an interesting post. It gives some u...Rory, this is an interesting post. It gives some useful insight into your perspective on a variety of topics (it certainly helps to explain your views on protesters.) What would you say to people who are looking to become self-reliant in a society that is so predisposed (or arguably pushed/forced) toward dependency on specialized individuals and their knowledge/skills? How does one, in the age of facial recognition technology, google glass and the arguable end of privacy, assert any sort of independence if they didn't have the opportunity (depending on how you view it) to grow up the way you did or in another way that supports self reliance?Malcolm Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924482196152477397noreply@blogger.com