No book chat this week, but that doesn’t mean no conversation… here’s an interesting one we’ve been mulling over recently — we’d love to hear your thoughts:

When things break, do you share what you’ve stored… or protect it?

On one side: the argument for community. If you don’t help others, social order collapses faster than supply chains. A resilience expert, Tim Lang, recently argued that sharing isn’t charity — it’s strategy. No cohesion, no stability.

“Yes, do store food, but be prepared to share to maintain social solidarity,” says Prof Tim Lang. “All resilience theory and experience, in shocks, wars, or sub-war conflicts, shows it is essential to maintain social cohesion if you want to maintain social order.”

It’s possible Mr. Lang didn’t refuse the jab, and thus was not on the receiving end of scorn and derision from family, friends, and the broader community for killing grandma. These are the people who wanted you locked up just five years ago.

On the other hand there’s a colder logic. YOU prepared. Others didn’t. Everyone had access to all the same information and signals about what was coming down the pike. Your supplies are finite. If you give freely, you may be choosing who survives while shortening your own timeline in the process.

As a way to encourage conversation, let’s use two biblical analogies — which are you? Are you a ‘turn the other cheek’ kinda person? Or are you one of the five (in the parable of the 10 virgins) with oil in your lamp?

If/when things truly break — supply chains down, shelves empty, no quick reset — do you share your preps with others? Or do you draw a line?

Where is your line in the sand?