If anyone has read “Atlas Shrugged” you know where I’m going. Short story is high value individuals are invited to come live in a Capitalist’s egalitarian paradise as the rest of society breaks down. The only stipulation, you can’t do what you did in your previous life and what ever you choose to do has to be picked for “selfish” reasons, IE you have to love it.
One professor opened a diner, a philosopher starts a cigarette company, ect.
But that aside, I keep threatening my wife that, when I retire, I’m going to become a Mall Cop.
I grew up in the 90s. Malls are a big part of my upbringing. I still like going to them and walking around, even though they’re a dying breed. I just enjoy the environment. I also like just going for walks in general (I’m legit considering getting a side hustle as a dog walker), so “walking a beat” in a mall is really answering all the mail there.
I would work as an investment sales agent for a commercial real estate brokerage.
Or
I would become a residential carpenter. I would do side projects like building a shed or fixing up an old house. I would also open up a home building company. (No fancy stuff, just small to large-ish homes for a low income - middle class families)
Working SAR. The only thing preventing that now is lack of time with a family and career. But, I would love to spend a couple months getting certs, and then participating in SAR missions around the local mountains. I’m one of those people where time slows and I perform better in crisis/pressure situations and my current career has taught me a lot about leading people and rapid decision making under pressure. I also love being in the mountains in all the different kinds of weather (except the very rare heat around here). I think I would really enjoy both the doing of the job, and the satisfaction of helping others.
i could also sell @FlatsFarmer moonshine out of the back of my bar.
There’s actually a story here. My great grandfather ran a service station back in the 20’s that was a waystation and distribution point for the Bondurant Brothers into Rockingham County Va. My grandfather had stories about moonshiners making deliveries at all hours, day and night.
I would stay put as it will be so called low value individuals who will save society, a job made easier without “high value” individuals in the way. You can take the philosophers and captains of industry; I’ll take the farmers, hunters, fishermen, tradesmen and even unskilled laborers. I might have room for a chef.
The highest value individuals have those skills you mention, they have just risen to leadership roles because of their other attributes. E.G. The carpenter turned VP of a large construction firm, or the line cook rising to celebrity chef/restauranteur, or deckhand turned owner of a fleet of fishing vessels, or computer geek turned hardware/software titan. I’d take the folks who know the nitty-gritty, and also know how to create and leverage efficiency. And one last qualifier would be an altruistic spirit.
Can we all agree that bankers would be left out in the cold?
