It would appear that you’d be better off teaching him how to rap in cowboy apparel.
Hmmm … maybe we’ll do that around the campfire
I’d personally prioritize teaching my kids useful skills for the future economy so that their skillsets will be in demand and they can live in the nice areas of this country, or the world. I’d really rather not have them rely on the whims of the wilderness for survival… That’s not a great life to lead if history is any indication.
But if society declines the entire way (as it does from time to time) survival skills are important.
So you can’t also teach them about living and enjoying the natural world? What skills, exactly, are you referencing and why can’t you also teach that to them, say, in nature?
Does Biology not exist in nature? How about physics? Can they not garner an understanding of resource scarcity in nature?
This is subjective. I’m sure I can find nice things about any area of the country, for the most part. What do YOU think are “nice areas of this country” and what do you think makes them nice? Why?
I think you miss my point nor did I imply that that is ALL I’m aiming to teach him. Odd you’d interpret it as such to interject your own view on it. But thanks for sharing??
Which part of history are you specifically thinking of when making this assertion and the history of which part of the world? History is vast and is told from many different points of view. I’d much rather know how to provide food for myself and family if things like the Dust Bowl happen again than stand if a soup line…
It’s about acquiring useful skills, and again, I’m sorry you interpreted what I said as that’s ALL I’d be teaching him - I do find it odd that’s how you interpreted it, or at least that’s how I’m inferring how you interpreted it - but, like you, I could be wrong…
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Good luck finding a nice part of New Jersey.
I think tech skills, business skills, mechanical skills etc would come in more handy than wilderness survival if we are talking about the decline of society. Totally agree wilderness skills are great for use when recreating.
The nice areas on this context would be the areas not hit hardest by societal decline.
I must have inferred something you didn’t mean to imply. This is a internet forum… All any of us do is interject our own views. So, you’re welcome?
Our current standard of living is as high as it’s ever been in history. You think living a survivalist lifestyle is a better life than your current 1st world situation?
Lastly, if the dust bowl type situation happens, I’d prefer my kids to have moved away to a nicer part of the country/world prior to it getting bad. They would be able to do this because their skills would be in demand in this future world economy.
You don’t need to live a survivalist lifestyle to learn a decent set of survival skills. Acquiring these skills, especially from a parent, has great value that will help in all aspects of life.
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Totally agree. A great skillsets to learn that I use weekly when recreating in the mountains. The poster above said the dystopian decline of society is why he is teaching his kids that stuff. My point is Id prioritize a host of other skills so my kids could get out and avoid having to rely on survivalist skills in that dystopian future. Much easier to learn how to fish than it is to learn how to code, anyways haha.
The analogy would be I’d prioritize the suncreen to prevent the cancer, and it sounded like he’d prioritize the chemo.
Seems like as good of a reason as any. Knowing how to not die in the elements would have a lot of carryover if society unraveled.
Do you have kids? Have they been receptive to spending the weekend leaning things like SQL or Java with dad?
You need to get out more.
Anywhere you go in Jersey, you’re still in Jersey.
That’s why ex Goldman Sachs guys are laughing their way to Governor of this sad sack state.
And you’re harping on being superior to Alabama.
I don’t live in Jersey but it does beat Alabamastan as far as education.
I remember from a few years ago when my older brother lived in Hoboken he said that when driving around and getting a bit lost, there are some areas that are like, “Oh damn, shouldn’t have taken this turn.”
He described that in some areas people hang around on the street all day, and when there are others doing nothing on the other side, the two sides start smart mouthing each other. Eventually they start throwing things across and it maybe escalates from there.
I already know most survival skills. When your phone, computer, PlayStation, etc aren’t working you unplug them and then plug them back in. I’ll be fine.
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Also, if anything gets wet, you simply put it in rice.
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Dude looks like a drunken Shelby Foote (rip). I’m guessing he wasn’t going to be a big tipper no matter what sexual orientation his server was.
Florida Man strikes again.
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Ha! I get it now.
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