Tensions Escalate Russia has been in the news a lot lately. The fallout from Russia's manipulation of the 2016 presidential election has yet to reach its conclusion. While the presidential administration's policy towards Russia appears forgiving, members of Congress are in favor of passing sanctions on Russia. The sanctions could severely hurt Russia's economy, as the oil, cyber, and banking sectors would all be targeted. In addition to their election meddling using Facebook, Russia's continued aggression towards the Ukraine concerns US politicians. The oligarchy is threatening the Ukraine's sovereignty. The annexation of the Crimean peninsula seems to have just been the begin...
How to Rebuild After SHTF
Life After the SHTF EventIt happened. Sh*t finally did hit the fan. Now what? Most of the posts on Bunker Basics are related to preparation for a SHTF event. I've highlighted how we could anticipate threats to our security and what we need to do to insure against them. That said, I haven't yet covered what we would happen if one of those worst case scenarios actually occurs. Life as we know it will end and a new world order will emerge. What type of order will be established and what will our roles be? To better understand what life would be like, we can take a look at our past. Smaller CommunitiesIf SHTF, we can assume many of the technological advances we've achieved...
How to Prepare for Black Swan Events
What is a Black Swan Event? In the 19th century, John Stuart Mill described seemingly impossible events that may one day be proven true as Black Swans. In the Western world, all swans were thought to be white until, in 1697, a dutch explorer spotted black swans on the shore of the Swan River in Australia. This story shines a light on how little we can truly say is true. A consequential black swan event, the 2008 financial crisis, was said to be impossible. Nevertheless, a confluence of factors led to the financial crisis, most notably an opaque financial system. Millions of people were unprepared. Some had mortgages they couldn't afford and, as a result, lost their homes...
Adapting to a Warming World
Worse than Expected Recent headlines revealed that the impacts of climate change are even worse than initially expected. It comes as no surprise to me that researchers' climate change models were wrong. Anticipating weather events is difficult enough, but attempting to predict the speed, scale, and effects of such a dynamic and complex phenomenon as global warming is borderline arrogant. While I completely support researchers' efforts, I think it is impossible to truly understand the harm we are causing in continuing to warm the globe. It's imperative we change our behaviors if we want to improve the conditions in which we live. Countless papers, blog posts, articles...
5 Reasons Why Tech Will Lead to SHTF
The Problem with Moving Fast: Things Break Tech developments are advancing at an exponential pace. Many believe this to be a good thing, as catchy mottos like "move fast and break things" have gone mainstream. Pressure to create, innovate, and scale has led to incredible changes in the way we live, which, up to this point, have largely been positive. That said, the competition among these technology companies resulted in some devastating consequences that cannot be repaired. Evolution tells us that only the fittest survive. It's no wonder why companies, which are simply human collectives, display many of the same behaviors each employee does. In this post, I suggest that our h...