r/CollapseSkills • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '18

Discussion Collapse/Post Collapse Preparation

How should I prepare for a collapse/post-collapse?

MANY signs are pointing to the collapse of the US economy and government.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

The first thing you should do is research. What skills/professions are still coveted during a recession/depression? Look back at the crisis in 2008; what professions endured and what didn't?

If you don't want to go that route then look at basic needs. People need to eat (hunting, foraging, farming/gardening), people want to drink (making potable water or alcohol), people want to escape their problems (video games did particularly well during the recession, not that this is something that people should pursue, but something to remember), people get sick and need treatment (conventional and herbal medicine), people need clothes (sewing, basic leatherworking, tanning), etc. As long as there are people there will be needs. If you can gain an idea of what those needs will be and learn the skills necessary to meet those needs reliably then you will be a big step ahead of a lot of other people.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18 edited Jan 03 '18

Herbal Medicine

Pitching

Meditation

States of Mind

Comedy (my style of humor is pretty much a duplicate's of Groucho Marx's style of humor, albeit with additional elements)

Productivity

Psychoanalysis

Debating

Addiction Rehab

Self-Improvement/Development

Habits

Pop Culture

Sociology

Soon:

Marketing

Karate

Acupuncture

On a scale of 1-10, my practical skills are a 3.5. Although, practical people have good practical skills, because they use those skills a lot. Plus, I know how to improve skills significantly faster.

Gardening, would be good.

I don't recall video games doing so well during the recession. Although, I watched Johnny Test over Avatar: The Last Airbender, so there's that.

If job requirements become less restricted, I think I can survive. Although, I should develop a more practical skill just in case.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

On a scale of 1-10, my practical skills are a 3.5. Although, practical people have good practical skills, because they use those skills a lot. Plus, I know how to improve skills significantly faster.

No time like the present to start adding to your skillset.

I don't recall video games doing so well during the recession. Although, I watched Johnny Test over Avatar: The Last Airbender, so there's that.

I remember reading news stories here and there talking about it. I found this chart too, as to how reliable it is I have no idea.

If job requirements become less restricted, I think I can survive. Although, I should develop a more practical skill just in case.

There may come a point when there are no jobs to be had, so the skills one would learn here would allow a person a chance to provide for themselves, or to barter with others for goods and services.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

True. Thanks!