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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • The collapse of society “as we know it” where we as a species cannot survive by following the same.lifestyle we have depended on in the past.

    Our company helps manage a significant percentage of a critical piece of nationwide infrastructure. With what I see everyday, my wife and I have decided to buy fertile land that can be farmed and has its own source of subterranean water so that we can grow enough food to survive (we already switched to plant based diets). We also are investing heavily so that our home can be “off-grid”. Summer is covered, but we are still working on winter power generation.

    We are not at “prepper” level, but if you’re building a new home, why not try to build in some resiliency?







    • FOSS - Because I have been in it since almost the beginning of my tech career (first Linux was Red Hat Halloween) and in a tangential manner have helped it along in many ways. It’s my default.
    • Veganism - Technically I am an inveg (involuntary vegan). I was pushed into a whole food plant based diet because it turns out I am genetically predisposed to coronary disease and absurdly high levels of cholesterol, arterial plaque, and inflammation. Built to run hard and die young, and I’m all out of young.
    • Fediverse - I am old enough to remember the old Internet and the Fediverse has a bit of that vibe. This is probably Lemmy leans more Gen-X/Xennial than other platforms.
    • UBI and other Socialist safeguards - I am a capitalist but I am more so a pragmatist. If we do not ensure the survival, viability of the population and access to the means of success to majority, then the system will collapse and we will all be fucked. Rich, poor and everyone in between. It’s just common sense. Rich fucks and politicians are always focused on fast, short term gains and never in longevity and sustained success.
    • Netrunner CCG - Because it’s just the best card game ever made (sorry MtG, but it’s true). I buy every new set, even if I don’t have anyone to play with anymore.

    I have no doubt there are many other lost causes I support or follow that I am blissfully ignorant of their niche status.

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    • Final Space - I pre-ordered the book so I can find out how it ends.