(February 25, 2016 at 5:05 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(February 24, 2016 at 11:27 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Bartering heavy lumps of metal won't really work in SHTF times is my point. And even if it did, try keeping your ownership secret enough to avoid brigandage.
It's best to be a member of the mob.
... until you find yourself splitting a can of Dinty Moore's Beef Stew with 84 other assholes, and find yourself on the wrong end of the drop. At that point, you'll discover the value of teamwork -- but it'll be too late, for you.
My own thinking is that if the SHTF, my best asset will be my ability to get along with people in building trust and teams. Good people are worth more than gold.