Hi Galen, about whether I would be able to kill an animal to feed myself, I think the answer is yes. I have done things in life that I thought I would not be able to do and when the time came I did them. I am interested in the idea that I think is behind the text, there are people who do things for our sake and we don't want to know that they do them. We like to be "good people" but at the same time we take advantage of other people's work that we may criticize.
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People are too reliant upon others and that's causing skills to be lost, the skills that have advanced the human race to where we are now, but relying on others isn't always going to work and not much has to go wrong for the house of cards to collapse. I like to have practical skills and I believe, should the worst happen and society as we know it now was to break down I feel that I'd be well-placed to sustain myself and those around me. I think people should put more effort into learning to be more self reliant.
I agree that we are at the end of a cycle for humanity, and I take note of what you say. Best regards