Global Depression 2022 - Time to do the Breadline Boogaloo!

[Ancient Pioneer]

I don't know why so many people seethe over him,

guy seems to talk a lot of sense.

you answered your own question.

 

[Kung Pow Cream]

I already have a garden but I'm still thinking about whether or not I should expand it. I'm gonna be growing potatoes in buckets but I'm thinking of just getting more buckets and using non lawn space instead. I'm worried about the potential fertilizer shortage but composting can definitely fix that plus my area is giving out free compost bins.

I'm also gonna get a pressure canner soon to increase my food storage capabilities as well.

 

[T0oCoolFool]

Will this food crisis solve the obesity epidemic? Only half joking. But tbh, lots of people would have to lose a lot of weight before they're actually "starving".

I actually bought gardening supplies this weekend. Potatoes are stupid easy to grow, as are tomatoes and other vegetables. Only issue I'm going to have is keeping animals out of my garden. I live in an area that has a bunch of rabbits, possums, foxes, raccoons, deer, moles, rats, etc. all over the place, so idk what to really do to keep them out.

I'm thinking about getting a shotgun. I've always been pro-gun but never bought a shotgun after a friend accidentally offed himself when I was a kid. Besides, I live in a super safe area that never has any crime, to the point I keep my doors open and unlocked during the day, and things like "porch pirates" simply don't exist here. But idk... these times have me thinking it couldn't hurt to have one in my closet, just in case.

 

[Justa Grata Honoria]

I already have a garden but I'm still thinking about whether or not I should expand it. I'm gonna be growing potatoes in buckets but I'm thinking of just getting more buckets and using non lawn space instead. I'm worried about the potential fertilizer shortage but composting can definitely fix that plus my area is giving out free compost bins.

I'm also gonna get a pressure canner soon to increase my food storage capabilities as well.

Do it

Seriously there has been flashing red on everything essential for months now


Also

https://www.portugalresident.com/portugal-on-brink-of-food-emergency/

Breadline bogaloo starting

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-03-11/supply-chain-latest-food-protectionism-threat-to-crop-trading

Also more and more countries banning food exports including oils, grains and fertilizers etc

 

[Blasterisk]

Will this food crisis solve the obesity epidemic? Only half joking. But tbh, lots of people would have to lose a lot of weight before they're actually "starving".

I actually bought gardening supplies this weekend. Potatoes are stupid easy to grow, as are tomatoes and other vegetables. Only issue I'm going to have is keeping animals out of my garden. I live in an area that has a bunch of rabbits, possums, foxes, raccoons, deer, moles, rats, etc. all over the place, so idk what to really do to keep them out.

I'm thinking about getting a shotgun. I've always been pro-gun but never bought a shotgun after a friend accidentally offed himself when I was a kid. Besides, I live in a super safe area that never has any crime, to the point I keep my doors open and unlocked during the day, and things like "porch pirates" simply don't exist here. But idk... these times have me thinking it couldn't hurt to have one in my closet, just in case.

1. Macro nutrients are not micro nutrients. Still, you're right that there's no shortage of calories in the western world, at least as long as cheesecake exists. Yum!

2. If you have a rifle or a pistol that you feel more comfortable using, that's better than a shotgun that makes you nervous.
The only capability that a shotgun practically adds is for birds. A rifle of reasonable caliber (.22lr is not adequate) is as long as a shotgun, but has similar terminal effect when aimed properly. [see: Anthony Huber]

 

[T0oCoolFool]

1. Macro nutrients are not micro nutrients. Still, you're right that there's no shortage of calories in the western world, at least as cheesecake exists. Yum!

2. If you have a rifle or a pistol that you feel more comfortable using, that's better than a shotgun that makes you nervous.
The only capability that a shotgun practically adds is for birds. A rifle of reasonable caliber (.22lr is not adequate) is as long as a shotgun, but has similar terminal effect when aimed properly.* [see: Anthony Huber]

Spoiler: PLing

TBH, I think another big reason guns have always freaked me out is because my grandpa let me use some of his when I was little, and he didn't bother to give me any warning about what to expect, nor any hearing protection. So, I remember being scared due to the guns being super loud, in addition to feeling like I wasn't strong enough to hold the guns when they fired. I remember even shooting a small pistol (idk what kind), it felt like I had ZERO control over that thing due to the strong recoil. It was a bad experience all around.

Maybe I'll always be nervous around guns, but who knows... maybe I would end up being a total gun loving nut if I tried them out as an adult. I like using BB guns, and I always wanted to go to a gun shooting range. There's a few near me, so really, I need to stop making excuses go to one.

 

[Ow The Edge]

Spoiler: PLing

TBH, I think another big reason guns have always freaked me out is because my grandpa let me use some of his when I was little, and he didn't bother to give me any warning about what to expect, nor any hearing protection. So, I remember being scared due to the guns being super loud, in addition to feeling like I wasn't strong enough to hold the guns when they fired. I remember even shooting a small pistol (idk what kind), it felt like I had ZERO control over that thing due to the strong recoil. It was a bad experience all around.

Maybe I'll always be nervous around guns, but who knows... maybe I would end up being a total gun loving nut if I tried them out as an adult. I like using BB guns, and I always wanted to go to a gun shooting range. There's a few near me, so really, I need to stop making excuses go to one.

It's not uncommon for the first few times to make you jump, even if its just with a pistol and you have hearing protection. It's a small explosion going off in your hands, there's going to be a bit of nervous tension until you get more acclimated to it. There really isn't much to be done except get some practice in, once you've got a feel for the gun it shouldn't make your heart leap so much.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Will this food crisis solve the obesity epidemic? Only half joking. But tbh, lots of people would have to lose a lot of weight before they're actually "starving".

I actually bought gardening supplies this weekend. Potatoes are stupid easy to grow, as are tomatoes and other vegetables. Only issue I'm going to have is keeping animals out of my garden. I live in an area that has a bunch of rabbits, possums, foxes, raccoons, deer, moles, rats, etc. all over the place, so idk what to really do to keep them out.

I'm thinking about getting a shotgun. I've always been pro-gun but never bought a shotgun after a friend accidentally offed himself when I was a kid. Besides, I live in a super safe area that never has any crime, to the point I keep my doors open and unlocked during the day, and things like "porch pirates" simply don't exist here. But idk... these times have me thinking it couldn't hurt to have one in my closet, just in case.

Combination chicken wire fence and a dog will work better then a shotgun

 

[Jarolleon]

The left genuinely believes that complex systems are static, and can only move in a progressive, leftward direction, and only when lefties make changes, and changes only occur via the intended lefty change plan. Defund the police? Crime can't go up, police still have to respond just as fast, it's just the budget number go down, hur dur. Once you realize this "static systems" thing is dogma according to the left you can't NOT see it and it explains like 90% of their bullshit.

Double the amount of money in a single year? Oh nothing bad can happen we'll just have more money going around. Pay people the equivalent of $17 an hour in weekly stimulus checks to NOT work? Clearly this won't affect the economy in any way other than it will make people happy and they'll buy more stuff!

Unintended consequences? Sounds like a right wing chud conspiracy theory!

They have the cuckservatives to run around and put out the fires they made, so as long as they keep cleaning up the mess, the assumptions hold true.

Correlation does not equal causation retard.

The reasons those populations are spiking is partly because we got rid of malaria, smallpox, and leprosy. If those shithole countries get their shit together, their birth rates will go down. If we just stopped giving medical aid, do you think their infant mortality rate and lifespan are going to magically improve further?

Also the Europeans had the same growth spurt we're seeing in Africa back in the 19th century, every society gets this when they industrialise for the reasons you describe. Africa industrialised last so that's why they're still at the crest of theirs. Eventually they'll get too urbanised for the 10 kids per woman thing to work out.

 

[Honored guest]

I already have a garden but I'm still thinking about whether or not I should expand it. I'm gonna be growing potatoes in buckets but I'm thinking of just getting more buckets and using non lawn space instead. I'm worried about the potential fertilizer shortage but composting can definitely fix that plus my area is giving out free compost bins.

I'm also gonna get a pressure canner soon to increase my food storage capabilities as well.

I've seen people use those reusable cloth bags you can get at stores like Walmart as growbags for vegetables, I imagine they'd work great for potatos at 50 cents a pop, and at the end of the season you just rip open the bag and collect to spuds. It might be worth looking into sunchokes also known as Jerusalem artichokes, they're a relative to sunflowers and produce edible tubers. They require absolutely no care and will freely spread potentially becoming invasive if you let them. You can leave them in the ground until its time to harvest then you just dig them up.
Fair warning they will clean out your colon with the amount of gas you'll have after eating them, your body will eventually get used to them and produce less gas if you continue to eat them.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

Also the Europeans had the same growth spurt we're seeing in Africa back in the 19th century, every society gets this when they industrialise for the reasons you describe. Africa industrialised last so that's why they're still at the crest of theirs. Eventually they'll get too urbanised for the 10 kids per woman thing to work out.

It's debateable whether all societies can industrialize because the model that permits industrialization picks winners and losers. For instance, in the 19th century, Latin America and 19th century Russia were losers and the UK, Germany, and US were winners, but a lot of that is because their economic model worked based on supplying key raw materials to the industrializing markets. Even now, those areas are still losers compared to the developed world, hence the term "middle-income country." Winners and losers are inherent in capitalism, I think the question is how big the winners "win."

And also keep in mind shit Africa is running into and will continue running into like the demographic trap and the related middle income trap. This is probably all of Africa in the future, since it already is what the more developed economies like South Africa and Egypt face. That's still an improvement over the current situation since most African countries are far more poor, have almost no development, and pop out kids like there's no tomorrow.

Fair warning they will clean out your colon with the amount of gas you'll have after eating them, your body will eventually get used to them and produce less gas if you continue to eat them.

They were famous famine foods in World War II, and apparently if you bake them for a long time they'll produce less of the junk that makes digesting them such a pain.

 

[mold]

Rent it to a non-nigger (preferably Asian) and move to a saner location.

blue states oppress landlords very hard

 

[Puff]

Combination chicken wire fence and a dog will work better then a shotgun

But you should generally have a shotgun. Last thing I bought as far as firearm categories, because it's just not cool, but you need one for small game and birds. A just-in-case thing.

 

[Russiahatesfags]

Spoiler: PLing

TBH, I think another big reason guns have always freaked me out is because my grandpa let me use some of his when I was little, and he didn't bother to give me any warning about what to expect, nor any hearing protection. So, I remember being scared due to the guns being super loud, in addition to feeling like I wasn't strong enough to hold the guns when they fired. I remember even shooting a small pistol (idk what kind), it felt like I had ZERO control over that thing due to the strong recoil. It was a bad experience all around.

Maybe I'll always be nervous around guns, but who knows... maybe I would end up being a total gun loving nut if I tried them out as an adult. I like using BB guns, and I always wanted to go to a gun shooting range. There's a few near me, so really, I need to stop making excuses go to one.

it's not easy to accidentally kys with a shotgun. not that easy to kys on purpose with a shotgun either. angles are wrong

 

[Justa Grata Honoria]

blue states oppress landlords very hard

Sell it now before you get exit taxes or confiscation, if you are in heavy blue area either will get depopulated and thus your property made worthless,because of the crazy policies or get fucked into the ground by taxes or something else . Either way run for the hills .

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

it's not easy to accidentally kys with a shotgun. not that easy to kys on purpose with a shotgun either. angles are wrong

What? People commit suicide with two shotgun shells to the back of the head all the time. It's very common among people who suddenly turn suicidal out of nowhere

 

[Tsukasa Kadoya]

Sell it now before you get exit taxes or confiscation.

I do wonder what will happen to all the houses and property people own after the economy collapses and the new Government takes over.
Will taxes be too high for the plebs to own property, or will they just snatch it out from under you and force you into the pods?

 

[z0mb0]

2. If you have a rifle or a pistol that you feel more comfortable using, that's better than a shotgun that makes you nervous.
The only capability that a shotgun practically adds is for birds. A rifle of reasonable caliber (.22lr is not adequate) is as long as a shotgun, but has similar terminal effect when aimed properly. [see: Anthony Huber]

while i agree with use what feels best to you you did not account for the de-escalating effect these sounds have

I do wonder what will happen to all the houses and property people own after the economy collapses and the new Government takes over.
Will taxes be too high for the plebs to own property, or will they just snatch it out from under you and force you into the pods?

well if you join my great legion on the ground floor preferential housing options will be available near the more well established hydroponic farms and archives. 2nd tier joining gets you standard housing in the area we are close to finish building up and the resource/scrap pool district. 3rd gets you bunking in new and early rebuilds. sign up now we throw in a nifty tattoo.

What? People commit suicide with two shotgun shells to the back of the head all the time. It's very common among people who suddenly turn suicidal out of nowhere

most common in sudden onset suicidal depression. find out something shocking about someone important and the stress of knowing gets too much? bang (123) bang.

 

[Reverend]

while i agree with use what feels best to you you did not account for the de-escalating effect these sounds have

well if you join my great legion on the ground floor preferential housing options will be available near the more well established hydroponic farms and archives. 2nd tier joining gets you standard housing in the area we are close to finish building up and the resource/scrap pool district. 3rd gets you bunking in new and early rebuilds. sign up now we throw in a nifty tattoo.

most common in sudden onset suicidal depression. find out something shocking about someone important and the stress of knowing gets too much? bang (123) bang.

The sound of a ratcheting shotgun is a fantastic deterrent. Once people hear that noise, and everyone knows what that sound is, folks tend to scatter like rats.

Also, at that point you are ready to shoot anything that moves so it's a win/win.

I've gone ahead and got some orders in for "EarthBoxes" to grow some lettuce, peppers, and herbs inside my fenced in area. They will get a ton of sun and I can pipe in water to them easily enough.

Inevitable Retorts:

"LOL BUILD THEM YOURSELF! LOZER!" - I'm lazy, wood is expensive, and EB's are portable enough.
"UR PANIKING!" - No, I'm growing essentials that will save me money in the long run especially herbs used for cooking.
"ULL KILL THE PLANTZ!" - EB make it stupidly simple to grow plants in, unless you are my ex, then you'll kill them by not watering them for 2 weeks.

 

[mold]

Sell it now before you get exit taxes or confiscation, if you are in heavy blue area either will get depopulated and thus your property made worthless,because of the crazy policies or get fucked into the ground by taxes or something else . Either way run for the hills .

thank you I will take this advice from an internet stranger, I am sure that will go well