Editor's Comment: No one is too happy about the trying times ahead, and collapse often appears imminent. That is why we prep, in order to make the most desperate stage of collapse more manageable, and to foster an environment where you can put your skills to use in rebuilding, bartering and returning to some kind of normal in the future ahead.

But if it happens, it is an opportunity to set things straight. In the best outcome, it could be a reset. In fact, the whole system could be reformed, honest economy policies put in place, and oppressive and tyrannical practices collapsing on their own weight.

But that is only one possible alternative, whereas the darker and opposite scenario of total clampdown is more in line with our current trajectory. However, the repudiation of the GOP in 2106 and the online excitement and focus of thought on alternative, self-sustaining lifestyles and forms of association are hopeful signs that people are hungry for something better. There is a lot of vibrant and dynamic human life out there, and it could work towards freedom… will we recover from complete societal collapse?