I include permaculture, seedballs, ham radio, and non-electric fluidic tinker-toy rod logic under the term “technology.” Neil Stephenson described the struggle over future technology as the choice between “feed” (like the grid) and “seed” (off-grid) in his novel, The Diamond Age. But with nanotech.

The relative prosperity in the United States over the last eighty years has left most people unprepared for the tough times that are an inevitable part of the cycle in both nature and human social systems.

You have an interesting blog in that most survivalist types are preparing for a complete meltdown of society to more “primitive levels” while you feel that technology will continue to serve an important role for those who survive the ordeal.

Of course you are more likely correct as the knowledge of technology will not go away even if the grid is down. I look forward to more posts Kent.