How to Prepare for Scarcity and the Great Inflation
Illustration by Taliesin River "You’d better prepare for the greatest inflationary wave in human history." That's the line that stuck out to me, near the end of umair haque's REALLY good article, " Why Everything is Suddenly Getting More Expensive -- And Why It Won't Stop ". If you haven't read this article yet, or aren't already familiar with the idea of the Great Inflation, and how we're now paying for the affordability of past generations, I recommend reading that article before reading this one. umair's article was very helpful to my understanding of why our groceries are getting so expensive or why, for example, I looked into second hand electric cars a few years ago and could find plentiful good options under 9K, and now there are none. So we know the Great Inflation is happening. My question is, how are we preparing? Emergency kits and Go-bags are not going to cut it. Home preparedness is totally underway at my house. After this y...