Time Magazine Article on Disaster Survival

[Return of the J.D.]

Interesting article, especially on the "freeze-up" factor:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1810315,00.html

 

[carrot]

I was a little miffed they didn't talk about the materials side of preparedness, like having a flashlight or a knife. But it was an interesting article nonetheless.

 

[kage]

I was just reading that article today. It's definitely an interesting read and a different approach than most articles on emergency preparedness. More like "Deep Survival" versus "The SAS Survival Guide." It's more about the psychology and sociology of emergency preparedness versus actually preparing.

I think they missed a good opportunity to better educate people on how to prepare. This article would have been a good lead into another article on preparations or they could have at least had a side bar with internet resources that have to do with emergency prep stuff, like FEMA, Red Cross, 72hours.org, etc.

 

[nemoaz]

It's more about the psychology and sociology of emergency preparedness versus actually preparing.

That's 98% of the battle, my friend.

 

[psy-ops]

Rick Rescorla WOW!

Thanks

 

[Return of the J.D.]

Rick Rescorla WOW!

Amen!

Incidentally, that's one more illustration of a sad fact I've often noted: you can be as prepared as Hell, and end up getting killed because of the vast number of totally unprepared people out there who will die unless you help them.

I am not, by the way, advocating for a selfish "every man for himself" ideology. However, I am mentioning that the unprepared can REALLY put a wrench in the works for you. I can't tell you how many times I've lugged a gallon of water on a hike where the group leaders told everybody that they'd only need a quart, and I ended up with uncomfortably little water because the others in the group completely ran out because a quart apiece was not enough.

 

[psy-ops]

Amen!

Incidentally, that's one more illustration of a sad fact I've often noted: you can be as prepared as Hell, and end up getting killed because of the vast number of totally unprepared people out there who will die unless you help them.

I am not, by the way, advocating for a selfish "every man for himself" ideology. However, I am mentioning that the unprepared can REALLY put a wrench in the works for you. I can't tell you how many times I've lugged a gallon of water on a hike where the group leaders told everybody that they'd only need a quart, and I ended up with uncomfortably little water because the others in the group completely ran out because a quart apiece was not enough.

I agree with you. It is a tough nut to crack. On one hand, we are innately pre-dispositioned to help others and the other a drive to keep our genes in the pool.