Why isn't this forum following it's description?

droid56 · 11-08-2008, 06:46 AM

The words used to describe the purpose of this forum are "Finding safe places, information and resources for building communities", plus several additional words.

Scrolling down through the present threads, it's obvious that people aren't following the theme.

I guess the question is whether this is a bad thing or an understandable phenomenon.

So why aren't posters presenting information on safe places and potential communities that could be established in these places?

Here's my guess.

Is it possible that many people on this site are like me? I think something momentous might be coming our way, but I am far from sure. We own houses, we take care of families, we are maintaining jobs. It's too early to leap into the great beyond since we are far from sure that these prophesied events will actually occur.

We're waiting for something big to happen, something not quite catastrophic, but big enough to let us know it's time to make dramatic moves to leave "normal" reality behind.

Until that dramatic something happens, most people aren't going to invest serious thought into "safe places" and the "communities" located there.

I'm not saying the survivalists are wrong, because they could end up being the wisest of all people.

But the theme of this forum currently interests me less than the speculations involving the possibility that "safe places" might be necessary in the next few years.

If something big happens, I'll suddenly get very interested in safe places.

But not yet.

11-08-2008, 06:46 AM	#1
droid56 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western Canada Posts: 66	Why isn't this forum following it's description? The words used to describe the purpose of this forum are "Finding safe places, information and resources for building communities", plus several additional words. Scrolling down through the present threads, it's obvious that people aren't following the theme. I guess the question is whether this is a bad thing or an understandable phenomenon. So why aren't posters presenting information on safe places and potential communities that could be established in these places? Here's my guess. Is it possible that many people on this site are like me? I think something momentous might be coming our way, but I am far from sure. We own houses, we take care of families, we are maintaining jobs. It's too early to leap into the great beyond since we are far from sure that these prophesied events will actually occur. We're waiting for something big to happen, something not quite catastrophic, but big enough to let us know it's time to make dramatic moves to leave "normal" reality behind. Until that dramatic something happens, most people aren't going to invest serious thought into "safe places" and the "communities" located there. I'm not saying the survivalists are wrong, because they could end up being the wisest of all people. But the theme of this forum currently interests me less than the speculations involving the possibility that "safe places" might be necessary in the next few years. If something big happens, I'll suddenly get very interested in safe places. But not yet.