tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post158317706189925089..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Venezuela Where Hyperinflation Meets Socialism and Price Controls: A 30-Day Hunt for Food in a Starving LandRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36976684375664256142016-07-20T09:59:45.257-04:002016-07-20T09:59:45.257-04:00You are correct regarding gulag survival, where th...You are correct regarding gulag survival, where the winning strategy was to be physically useless, produce tukhta instead of real goods, minimize activity and maximize calories through political intrigue.<br /><br />But urban collapse survival is very different. Think of it as closer to what the zeks called "the green prosecutor": surviving nature's trials rather than the state'Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763976152286027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33666468359928566282016-07-19T02:36:21.847-04:002016-07-19T02:36:21.847-04:00Actually, during starvation muscular and fit peopl...Actually, during starvation muscular and fit people die first - they need more calories. While being healthy is good, the reality is that fat accumulation is here for a reason, such as getting through lean times.<br /><br />(Oh, and how do I know it... one survival tactic in GULAG was to avoid hard labor(and accept punishment by reduced food - those who were deemed unfit for hard labor didn'averroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741658997038386075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27510461368266207432016-07-18T22:35:55.324-04:002016-07-18T22:35:55.324-04:00Major takeaway: get healthier while you can. Leane...Major takeaway: get healthier while you can. Leaner so you can move faster for longer; stronger so that you can carry more and mitigate injury; better nourished with lower toxic load so that you can survive without pharmaceuticals and stay functional during the inevitable food interruptions.<br /><br />Paper wealth is a start, and physical wealth is durable. But ultimately, the only asset never Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763976152286027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28244565393417146002016-07-18T20:28:02.832-04:002016-07-18T20:28:02.832-04:00I survived worse in the USSR. That's why I...I survived worse in the USSR. That's why I'm firmly convinced that the only good socialist is a dead socialist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79600577856416202642016-07-18T14:12:45.963-04:002016-07-18T14:12:45.963-04:00M2 is over the moon in Venezuela. BOOM!! This is...M2 is over the moon in Venezuela. BOOM!! This is not what a recession looks like.RatFinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676035670344046939noreply@blogger.com