If you like John Robb’s take on scale free networks, you may like to read my take on them from 2 years ago here at MR.  Basically, scale free networks have something called “no epidemic threshold” which means they are exceedingly vulnerable to the evolution of virulence.  Jewish virulence is a prime example but the more mundane examples include the evolution of virulent microbes that are increasingly drug resistant and increasingly virulent.  Obviously, the hubs of such networks are the last places you want to be. 

In that post, I take this to the near-term extreme of looking toward ocean frontiers for white fertility, which is clearly unwise as a personal priority for many of us who can afford to relocate to rural areas.  But that requires land and a source of income while you are establishing yourself on that land—both of which are in increasingly short supply.  So the rest of us are stuck—and that means the majority of us.  For those of us, increasing in numbers daily, who basically have a choice between becoming suicide bombers and dying jobless in the streets of an urban area, there are increasingly obvious ways to strategically position ourselves for the future oceanic frontier:

Ocean energy platforms.

Peak oil is upon us and for a decade or so that means the price elasticity of demand for energy is going to drive demand for hazardous work on oceanic oil platforms and, increasingly, oceanic wind energy platforms—where a lower per-area cost may arise from the scaling laws for wind energy.

I don’t expect insolvent youngsters to go rural on my word.  I expect elders to take the lead, build working microcommunities in suburban and rural environments, and develop network infrastructure.

Now I understand your position.

As for those “insolvent youngsters” awaiting leadership while facing lower levels of employment for white men and rent next month in an economy that is supporting vast tracts of empty houses held by propped-up banks:

The big business news last week trumpeted by the old media was General Electric’s much lower than expected profits (GE is the third largest company by market capitalization in the world so this seriously worried most observers)—but the old media failed to provide equal time to this bright spot for young men looking for somewhere to survive the depression:

‘[General Electric] said in its conference call with analysts last Friday that the backlog of wind turbines--i.e. orders that have booked but can’t ship--has grown to $12 billion. That’s up from $11 billion in the fourth quarter and more than twice the size of the backlog in the first quarter a year ago.’

Speaking of which, I’d like your opinion on the Selsam wind turbine.  It seems to offer some very significant advantages for filling the market gap created by GE’s emphasis on the huge turbines.

I think the Greater Depression/collapse/post-America economy is going to be very much a black market economy.  I think we should have White families in the countryside, and single White men who are “toughs” working in the city and trading our goods in the city at the best price possible, so as to establish themselves as . . . a White social club.

So, what sort of White man would allow himself to be trapped like a rat in the urbs and ‘burbs under these circumstances?  A better question might be what sort of man would subject his White family to urban chaos, starvation, dehydration and almost certain rape and death?

Short answer:  a fool.

Or how about one without the money to move to a safe cozy retreat out in the country?

Or how about the fellow in the first paragraph who says the real value is in the cities, not out in the fields, then goes on to say, “Think Stalingrad instead of Red Dawn?”

I don’t expect insolvent youngsters to go rural on my word.

How about on your dime? I’m being serious here — a sanctimonious attitude doesn’t solve the problem of money ("insolvency") for a lot of young white men who would like nothing more than ex urbs fugere, …

I have several going on my dime, seriously. 

Insolvent meant “broke.” You’re right, I should use another word.  I’ll change it to “broke.”

nor do your rather high-handed “expectations” generally, which are always hanging around to dog others for being, well, where we are and not where you want us to be.

I’ll repeat my reply to Bowery: I expect elders to take the lead, build working microcommunities in suburban and rural environments, and develop network infrastructure.  I expect to see foster-relationships established and mentoring of young men and women.

Am I high-handed with the elders?  Am I dogging them?  Absolutely.  50 years of bookclubbing and failed leadership deserves nothing less.

…but it seems the only young whites absolutely unwilling to flee the city are females

Young whites were not addressed.  The elders were.

Moreover, going rural is certainly not much cheaper than maintaining oneself in a city; the cost of setup, as it were, usually involves purchasing or leasing property outright. Then there’s gas to get to work, which is no doubt much farther down the way; and of course you probably need a truck, and a trade, etc. So there’s really no correlation of economic relief with going rural.

I’m quite familiar with the problems involved.

GT or anyone else, in case you’re interested here’s a link to John Robb’s other blog: 

http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/

I agree with your comment regarding urban areas.  When the US goes to sh-t, the cities will be the last place you’ll want to be.  Even majority white cities will be dangerous, cities in general are not very self-sufficient.  And even if the people of a white mid-size city work together and figure out how to get by, it won’t be long before they start receiving “refugees.” Of course the white liberals won’t be able to turn anyone down.

In fact, people with the means to do so will be out in the country begging for a scrap of food.  Others will just try to take it.  The most vulnerable people will be whites living in cities or first ring suburbs.  What you’ll see is people form community militias, just like in Iraq.

A follow-up to my recommendation above, that young men (awaiting leadership from their wealthier elders to “go rural") take to the oceanic oil platforms to survive the depression, is this story from Bloomberg: ”Oil Majors Must Rethink Business to Survive”:

The share of global crude reserves held by international oil companies has dropped to 6 percent from 75 percent in the 1970s, Scaroni said. Governments in some producing nations are taking close to 90 percent of the profit from projects, he said. Even with oil prices near records, ``companies’ profitability is decreasing, in many cases below their cost of capital,’’ he said…

The future viability of international oil companies such as Eni, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc depends on their ability to develop complex fields in deep waters…