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Does it concern anyone that 99.9% of the country and the world can't rebuild any of the technology surrounding us from scratch?

 
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It's called specialization, moran.
Nobody in the world does not know how to build everything, not even just ten things from different categories.

We specialize in order to be more productive. As long as everything works it is the best strategy. When it stops working,... well, even your knowledge on the cultivation will not let you produce the simplest antibiotic.


Therefore, all prepers is deprived of imagination fools.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein
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Does it seem strange that 99.9% of the country and the world have been left in the stone age to rot and weep, having little more understanding than an animal in the woods, yet there is a micro .1% group that actually has the knowledge and understanding to rebuild this technology from scratch, as well as create new technology, and they have no interest in sharing that knowledge, or the real life application of it. Behold, the source of their power, the consolidation of real knowledge, and the willful animalization of the masses. In a fair world, this would have never happened, but life isn't fair, it's a brutal cut throat place. To verify my claims, question as many people as you can find on whether they have a clue where to start with building a "smart phone" from scratch, or a standard motherboard for a desktop, or even just a desktop power supply, toaster or coffee maker, and you won't find one person that could ever do it for you, regardless of any amount of money presented, because they're not qualified. Welcome to full spectrum slavery, where 99.9% of the population are collectively useless, sucking on the tit of a .1% group that doesn't even respect them enough to show themselves. This group murdered a lot of people to consolidate to this point, and if anyone finds out what they've done and goes digging, they'll kill as many more as they need to, to keep it all under wraps and in their hands. The root of their power is the fact that the majority of people absolutely need them, and without them, things would literally deteriorate into nothing, as most have been turned from what could have been a human being, into an animal in the woods.
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the grid is fragile
no matter how fancy your tech is
if the tech is so important
why do you tolerate this fragile grid?
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The movie, The Postman, the old Vietnam vet, "I know things". Gotta love it
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When a tiny group consolidates all of the real knowledge, and hangs 99.9% of the people out to dry, via every subversion and treachery you can imagine, there is a problem. The state of the majority of man today is by willful design, and it wasn't hard, since you're not born with knowledge, it's something you learn in some way, whether from school, a book, the internet, a personal experiment, or someone telling you directly. If real knowledge is consolidated, and from birth until adulthood you are never introduced to real knowledge, than you won't have real knowledge. That's just the fact of the matter, and these people have consolidated EVERYTHING, the average person knows nothing, and the collective of humanity, and especially of this country, are dumber than ever before in reality.
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Christ gave us the knowlege that really counts
to know His father God
and to receive wisdom by the holy spirit
it is God who inspires us to make witty inventions
no man can take the credit for that
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When a tiny group consolidates all of the real knowledge, and hangs 99.9% of the people out to dry, via every subversion and treachery you can imagine, there is a problem. The state of the majority of man today is by willful design, and it wasn't hard, since you're not born with knowledge, it's something you learn in some way, whether from school, a book, the internet, a personal experiment, or someone telling you directly. If real knowledge is consolidated, and from birth until adulthood you are never introduced to real knowledge, than you won't have real knowledge. That's just the fact of the matter, and these people have consolidated EVERYTHING, the average person knows nothing, and the collective of humanity, and especially of this country, are dumber than ever before in reality.
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Christ gave us the knowlege that really counts
to know His father God
and to receive wisdom by the holy spirit
it is God who inspires us to make witty inventions
no man can take the credit for that
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Ugh, and I suppose your ancestors believed Prometheus gave fire to man.
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Does anyone here know how to make a pencil?



Nothing is as simple as it first appears.
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you can always use a burnt stick to write with
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When a tiny group consolidates all of the real knowledge, and hangs 99.9% of the people out to dry, via every subversion and treachery you can imagine, there is a problem. The state of the majority of man today is by willful design, and it wasn't hard, since you're not born with knowledge, it's something you learn in some way, whether from school, a book, the internet, a personal experiment, or someone telling you directly. If real knowledge is consolidated, and from birth until adulthood you are never introduced to real knowledge, than you won't have real knowledge. That's just the fact of the matter, and these people have consolidated EVERYTHING, the average person knows nothing, and the collective of humanity, and especially of this country, are dumber than ever before in reality.
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Christ gave us the knowlege that really counts
to know His father God
and to receive wisdom by the holy spirit
it is God who inspires us to make witty inventions
no man can take the credit for that
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 56144605


Ugh, and I suppose your ancestors believed Prometheus gave fire to man.
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you talk to these inventive geniuses
i bet many of them would give credit to God
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OP nailed it.
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99% of the country can't milk a goat a or take raw wheat and turn it into bread.

No one can know everything.
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people in the wilderness
not dependent on the grid
will liva as always
those dependent on the grid
will be slaves and forced to bow down
whenever they buy and sell
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When a tiny group consolidates all of the real knowledge, and hangs 99.9% of the people out to dry, via every subversion and treachery you can imagine, there is a problem. The state of the majority of man today is by willful design, and it wasn't hard, since you're not born with knowledge, it's something you learn in some way, whether from school, a book, the internet, a personal experiment, or someone telling you directly. If real knowledge is consolidated, and from birth until adulthood you are never introduced to real knowledge, than you won't have real knowledge. That's just the fact of the matter, and these people have consolidated EVERYTHING, the average person knows nothing, and the collective of humanity, and especially of this country, are dumber than ever before in reality.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70112754


Christ gave us the knowlege that really counts
to know His father God
and to receive wisdom by the holy spirit
it is God who inspires us to make witty inventions
no man can take the credit for that
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 56144605


Ugh, and I suppose your ancestors believed Prometheus gave fire to man.
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you talk to these inventive geniuses
i bet many of them would give credit to God
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Inspiration comes from many different places, but it is action which brings things into being. One of the beautiful things about the world is that individuals are given the option to act or not to act. It is through that choice that things are wrought. Believing that a higher entity uses an invisible hand to manipulate the actions of humanity is a way many people avoid taking action, or take action without thought. If the we slip backwards as OP is suggesting, there will be many who will simply say it's the will of god, and ignore the fact that it was indeed the actions/inactions of people which led us to the calamity.
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No one has the knowledge nor the tools to build anything technologic alone , no one , we are just small cogs in the community machine.
Also OP did you ever heard of college or ..classes in general? That's where knowledge comes from you should take some

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OP I see what you are getting at, but your presentation is pretty weak

I'd start another thread in a couple of days after you get your thoughts together
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Welcome to full spectrum slavery, where 99.9% of the population are collectively useless, sucking on the tit of a .1% group that doesn't even respect them enough to show themselves.
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That's almost correct, except that the .1% group are males and don't have tits but cocks to be sucked. There are enough smartphone carrier whores to suck them dry.

rofl
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All anyone needs to know aout physics, computer science, and any other subject is available online or in books that anyone can access. If they were not lazy and apathetic, people could learn all they need to know. So don't blame some mysterious cabal from preventing people from learning this shit.
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If is available it is half-truth.
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It's even worse than that, a good CME and our grid is fried and then what. We couldn't even sustain ourselves at 19th century levels for the most part. My dad was talking about making butter with a churn when he was growing up. He still has a couple of the churns that his mom had, but my aunt has the molds that went in them. That is a lost art for the most part.
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Re: Does it concern anyone that 99.9% of the country and the world can't rebuild any of the technology surrounding us from scratch?
What worries me more is that 99% of people can't build the 1800's technology from scratch or understand the concepts behind them.
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In my opinion this is one of the most logical posts on this whole thread. As is typical of GLP these days, it has yet to receive a reply.

I'll gladly reply, though. You're 100% correct. One has to learn to walk before one can learn to run.

I see new initiatives to teach students computer programming languages and I am alarmed. In my experience, programming relies upon algorithm development and algorithm development relies on logic. Not many young people seem to be learning logic, or thinking in a logical manner these days.

OP talked about building technology from scratch, but think about how many people couldn't even assemble a regular desktop computer with industry standard modular components.

I think a great social experiment would be to find 10 or 20 smartphone users on the street, and give them a box with everything required to assemble a personal computer inside. They would have access to a work space and any necessary tools and would be given a 1 or 2 hour time limit to build the machine and simply have it POST, and would be compensated regardless of whether they completed the task. Even if they were also allowed to use a brand new, fully-functioning laptop with high-speed internet access to look up guides or YouTube videos, I wonder how many of them could do it...
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This is where slavery comes to the scene.
The few who know and have the power, enslave the rest who dont and just put them to work, giving them just the information they need to know to do their part of the work.
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The way I see it. The things we need most, all come from natural sources.

The medicines we have are derived in most cases from the natural world around us. Herbs and medicinal plants, foods, animals...the items to build shelter. We don't necessarily need other things.

If there is ever an issue of total collapse, technology isn't going to matter. But those with the survival skills will be fine. And sad but true, the fact is those indigenous peoples in Mexico and South America will go on living just fine in the rural areas.
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The way I see it. The things we need most, all come from natural sources.

The medicines we have are derived in most cases from the natural world around us. Herbs and medicinal plants, foods, animals...the items to build shelter. We don't necessarily need other things.

If there is ever an issue of total collapse, technology isn't going to matter. But those with the survival skills will be fine. And sad but true, the fact is those indigenous peoples in Mexico and South America will go on living just fine in the rural areas.
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Bad thing is most of us dont have a clue how to spot and use the natural sources. eg, what herbs are useful in the woods, which food may be poisonous etc
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Does anyone here know how to make a pencil?



Nothing is as simple as it first appears.
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bump
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All anyone needs to know aout physics, computer science, and any other subject is available online or in books that anyone can access. If they were not lazy and apathetic, people could learn all they need to know. So don't blame some mysterious cabal from preventing people from learning this shit.
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Re: Does it concern anyone that 99.9% of the country and the world can't rebuild any of the technology surrounding us from scratch?
In a collapsed scenario, I'd be asking why you'd need a cellphone/motherboard/power supply?


More useful to ask is: Who can build a log cabin, find and filter/boil to get clean water and maybe stir up some grub hunting/fishing while we got all this work to do?


Once we get all the food, water and shelter figured out, then you can worry about your stupid cellphone. chuckle
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In a collapsed scenario, I'd be asking why you'd need a cellphone/motherboard/power supply?


More useful to ask is: Who can build a log cabin, find and filter/boil to get clean water and maybe stir up some grub hunting/fishing while we got all this work to do?


Once we get all the food, water and shelter figured out, then you can worry about your stupid cellphone. chuckle
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In a collapse situation, a very in-depth knowledge set would be required to rebuild from the ground up, and if we wanted to get things back to where they are now, it would take more than .1% of the population knowing how to build all this stuff from the raw materials. Even power line wire is extremely hard to make, and that's just the beginning of the complexity.
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That makes the 0.1% of us who can extremely valuable.
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It's kind of funny how quite a few have tried to shill this issue, even though it's at the root of all our problems. The fact that such a small percentage of people understand how to rebuild all of this technology, means that they can basically abuse that knowledge in any way that they want to, without repercussion. 9/11 is a good example of this type of abuse of power and knowledge.. They knew that not only would the majority not see through the lie, but they wouldn't be able to comprehend the science behind it to begin with. The science says that the beams of the buildings shooting hundreds of feet laterally took an energy level that not only could jet fuel not produce, but neither thermite/thermate either. It took around the same energy level that it would take to shoot a 200 pound cannon ball 3 miles. Hmm, I wonder what produced such energy?
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That makes the 0.1% of us who can extremely valuable.
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The most valuable really, because if all the people with the true knowledge of how to do this stuff just happened to die, or vanish for some reason, the world would go back to the stone age overnight, and actually, if it weren't for flashy gadgets all over the place, and the average modern human being was the benchmark for where we are now, even now, we're in an intellectual stone age when it comes to most.
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Scrape the internet for academic books in PDF format.

Got about 3TB of educational data on a drive in a faraday cage. It's a start...
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Does it seem strange that 99.9% of the country and the world have been left in the stone age to rot and weep, having little more understanding than an animal in the woods, yet there is a micro .1% group that actually has the knowledge and understanding to rebuild this technology from scratch, as well as create new technology, and they have no interest in sharing that knowledge, or the real life application of it. Behold, the source of their power, the consolidation of real knowledge, and the willful animalization of the masses. In a fair world, this would have never happened, but life isn't fair, it's a brutal cut throat place. To verify my claims, question as many people as you can find on whether they have a clue where to start with building a "smart phone" from scratch, or a standard motherboard for a desktop, or even just a desktop power supply, toaster or coffee maker, and you won't find one person that could ever do it for you, regardless of any amount of money presented, because they're not qualified. Welcome to full spectrum slavery, where 99.9% of the population are collectively useless, sucking on the tit of a .1% group that doesn't even respect them enough to show themselves. This group murdered a lot of people to consolidate to this point, and if anyone finds out what they've done and goes digging, they'll kill as many more as they need to, to keep it all under wraps and in their hands. The root of their power is the fact that the majority of people absolutely need them, and without them, things would literally deteriorate into nothing, as most have been turned from what could have been a human being, into an animal in the woods.
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It isn't that people don't know, it's that it's physically impossible to build a modern microchip with conventional tools, lol

All this technology is simple. It's the miniaturization that is the nightmare.





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