User:Apocalypsesurvival2012

This is the true story of four friends trying to prepare for the worst, reconnect with a more sustainable tradition, and appreciate the final days of this incredible (both good and bad) society we have created. The story will document our attempts to learn how to survive whatever might happen on Dec. 21; our successes and failures, and all the fun we have along the way.

We are not doomsday crazy people, but believe that change is inevitable. We acknowledge that end of the world prophecies have a long history of turning out to be incorrect — in fact, their rate of failure, so far, is precisely 100%. However, the only thing more absurd to us than another doomsday prophecy is to maintain a resolute belief in unabashed, unsustainable progress.

Worst case scenario: we are wrong on all accounts and the world doesn’t end and society as we know it remains intact. If this turns out to be the case, then we will have spent the year getting the most out of life, living as if there were no tomorrow, all-the-while reacquainting ourselves with the knowledge and skills of our ancestors.