Reply #8: Just remember some common sense rules [View All]

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First, you can NOT help your fellow man unless you are secure (This is Masloff's Hierarchy of Needs, Safety Needs MUST be meet before Social Needs can be meet).

Second, a complete breakdown of Society will NOT happen, things will change (Cars will disappear, the speed of that disappearance depends of when and how fast oil disappears).

Third, 150 years ago man survived without oil, that is NOT that long in Human Experience nor that long in memory (Just last year the last Civil War Vetern's Widowed passed away, so almost everyone today lived during the same period of a person who family was DIRECTLY affected by the Civil War and that was 150 years ago).

Fourth remember Masloff's Hierarchy of Needs, it is your guidelines on what you WILL do if one of your needs are is short supply. You can NOT do a higher need if a lower need is in short supply. Most people on this borad are ar level 4 and 5, but in time of crisis 1, 2 and 3 are what are in short supply AND YOU MUST PROVIDE THEM FOR YOURSELF.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:

1. Biological and Physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

2. Safety needs - protection from elements, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc.

3. Belongingness and Love needs - work group, family, affection, relationships, etc.

4. Esteem needs - self-esteem, achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, managerial responsibility, etc.

5. Self-Actualisation needs - realising personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences.