Let's say I don't want to be a self-sufficient farmer after the apocolypse

[conuly]

What else can I do to sustain myself? Give me some ideas, they don't have to be necessarily good or easy ones. I'm not talking *right* after, either. I'm talking when the dystopias pick up, several years down the line after things have settled down. (Ever notice how these books always assume that if you survive the initial upheaval of life as you knowing suddenly grinding to a halt, you'll be all right?)

(And yes, this entire post assumes the end of the world as we know it is coming. If you don't think that's likely to happen, speculate anyway.)

Comments

[concordantnexus.livejournal.com]

I never said that 'wench' would be a good, fun or safe job...

I tend to think that hunter-gatherers get oppressed because:
1.) they're less numerous
2.) thus less strong
3.) people of the more numerous sedentary sort can oppress them
4.) how dare you hunter-gather my field you thief!

Go with Cult - it pays more. The demons thereof would be Bush, Dubya, Rumsfeld, Cheney... they are Legion!

Nasturtiums make good salad fixings! Mum sometimes adds the ones from her garden to her salads. =)

[conuly]

1. I know.

2. I know - but still.

3. YES!

4. Yup, yum. Of course, then I get people telling me "OMGNO!!!! SHE'S EATING A FLOWER!" about the baby. And they just don't listen when I say I gave it to her for that purpose.