Comments on: Special Guest Post and Query From Author Eric Nuzum

By: shoeshinonomist

shoeshinonomist — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:53:17 +0000

Very interesting observation. Economic bubbles cause a milsallocation of resources. Houses are built where they aren’t needed. Individuals focus on the money to be made by speculating on the bubble asset rather than doing something more productive. Actual productive activities (agriculture, shops, industrial production) are priced out because of the high cost-basis caused by the bubble asset.

As the property bubble collapses, some of those millions of real estate agents, mortgage brokers, derivative speculators and others who depended on the distorted priorities of this bubble economy will find work elsewhere. Some will go back to doing something they really love which meets a real demand. This adjustment will be difficult, but will result in a better, more efficient world for all of us. Unfortunately, politicians from both parties, the Fed and treasury secretary are determined to avoid allowing the real economy to surface.

By: Mara

Mara — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:37:10 +0000

I would stay at home, work in my garden, and weave.

Already working on that — have the garden, have the loom. Need more time for both! And no, it wouldn’t be that terrible, barring bad weather / crop failures.

But I agree, community organizing/networking is the way to go. We’re all so isolated (see: Bowling Alone); that has to change. I’m working on that, too.

By: first time visitor

first time visitor — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:25:20 +0000

First of all, jamarleo, hope the test results are not so bad…

Secondly, just realized what a fool I’ve been with my lawyers who basically wasted my money over the years. With all that money, I could’ve prepared a survival cabin someplace. To the lawyers on this post: have some decency and help us when we come knocking on your cabin door hungry.

By: Ayumi

Ayumi — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:02:40 +0000

My friend introduced me to your site. (nice! can i link you?)

The house I liven in is on the brink of foreclosure, I was also just told about getting laid off within a month.

Check out my post, we;re exactly on the same page it;s funny,

I’m reading a book called When All Hell Breaks Loose, by Cody Lundin, you might like it.

thanks for your post!!

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:41:46 +0000

If EVERYTHING fell apart we’d wander the world in feral packs, eating babies roasted over a fire a la “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. I don’t blame people for daydreaming about a less apocalyptic future. Dang, can’t we at least daydream about the things we want to without being told we’re doing it wrong? Fantasizing is fun!

As for me, I don’t know. My current life is pretty cerebral, so I guess I’d learn how to do something with my hands. Maybe I shall become a bard.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:56:56 +0000

I’ve always wanted to give real estate a shot, maybe as a mortgage broker.

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:33:24 +0000

I’d sell my log cabin, move to New York, and become a CDO trader on Wall Street.

By: Snort

Snort — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:29:26 +0000

What’s way more likely to happen to the poster and the readers of this posting if everything went to hell is something like this cheery little piece:
http://exiledonline.com/tips-for-new-paupers/

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:10:54 +0000

If everything fell apart, I’d probably pack a bag and start wandering. But things would have to suddenly fall apart, almost like in a post-apocolyptic sense.

during the wanderings, I’d keep a sketch book. Afterwords I’d become a carpenter or something to that taste, and work on a graphic novel that will never get published because there isn’t enough economy to support stuff like that. I’d get a dog too.

My dream is to do something I like and be able live off of it, and right now that’s drawing, before it was making crates.

Dreams can change, and when mine does, I will probably leave and find a new one.

By: Andres Salomon

Andres Salomon — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:08:40 +0000

I’ve been wanting to build/live in an earthship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship

If I lost my apartment, I’d probably apprentice for a bit w/ those folks out in NM, move back to the east coast, and get a bunch of friends together to build a bunch of them. Not sure what I’d do after that, but I’d find it hard to give up playing with computers/electronics.. XOs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLPC_XO-1) are low power and rugged enough that they’d make ideal machines in this sort of landscape.