5tHorseman

Maybe more a of a philosophical question, but an interesting one I think:

In the event of cataclysm and subsequent rebooting of civilization, do you think the resulting society would be on a path to a better place than where we are now? Would have a more global and necessarily self-reliant civilization, or are we now so detached from our more survivalist past that we'd have a hard time getting back on our feet at all?

Thanks! In your research, have you come across any attempts to quantify just how much most people's survival skills have atrophied? Any kind of representative "survival skills survey" that would help reveal weak spots in our ability to survive?