<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>nobody (npub1z5…mplkv)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1z5ad2zt6ujnrg8gllkv587ke9slg26dgcslxt6qtyqw6s28jytmqymplkv</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>I was a preparedness maximalist (“prepper”) long before I was a Bitcoiner.&#xA;I was thinking today about the benefits of that. Especially when it comes to surviving, thriving, and transacting value if SHTF.  &#xA;&#xA;Day to day survival, private communications,  data security, sovereign computing and off-grid-capable transacting of value could one day not be as easy as they are today. &#xA;&#xA;Here are the pillars that I think such an approach sits on:&#xA;&#xA;Immediate defensibility of your family and property. Shelter, heat, and guns….lots of guns. &#xA;&#xA;Bugging in vs bugging out planning&#xA;&#xA;Proximity to- and plans to safely/conveniently access viable water sources. &#xA;&#xA;Establishing a couple weeks or months of rations,  and practicing producing/preserving food at home. &#xA;&#xA;Building your team and your within-walking-distance network of friends, patriots and trade partners &#xA;&#xA;Filling in the gaps in your supply chain via creative means&#xA;&#xA;Acquisition, storage and protection of tradeable hard goods in advance of SHTF&#xA;&#xA;Cultivating skills you can trade&#xA;&#xA;Uninterruptible Power&#xA;&#xA;EMP protection &#xA;&#xA;Backup Power (long term)&#xA;&#xA;Computer, operating system, mobile device and Bitcoin hardware selection for SHTF. Including considerations for any device battery dependencies. &#xA;&#xA;Options for fixed, portable satellite, radio, and Mesh network solutions for internet connectivity and personal comms &#xA;&#xA;Strategies and team building for re-establishment of order&#xA;&#xA;Does anyone have any others? &#xA;&#xA;I am optimistic that we may see a restoration of the promise that was the American dream, but if we don’t, let’s not get caught with our pants down. 🤙🏽</html></oembed>