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What would your contribution be for a book put together to restart a a civilization? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The title is a bit over dramatic but, per the title, if you could contribute with one piece of knowledge to a book that every single individual should learn from in order to kickstart a civilization, what would be yours?

My personal choice would be the process of soap making, from scratch.

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[–] guazzabuglio@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Brewing beer. It might not be "essential," but the apocalypse is gonna be bad enough, might as well have beer.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Apocolpse probably needs something stronger like distilling skills.

Or how to make edibles.

[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Distillation alone would be useful for disinfection and conservation.

[–] guazzabuglio@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can do those too! Hooray, I'm valuable

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We value you regardless, guazzabuglio.

[–] guazzabuglio@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Appreciate it

[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it may not be essential

Brewing began as a way of preserving fruits and grains, and of guaranteeing the safety of drinking water. It's absolutely going to be essential if we get blasted back by about a thousand years.

[–] guazzabuglio@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking of it purely as a means to unwind, but you're right. I kind of forgot about the documentary How Beer Saved the World, even if it is a bit exaggerated at times.

[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even that angle is more than just frivolity. Sitting around a fire, having some drinks and some laughs isn't just a nice time, it's vital to humans both as individuals and as a community. We're social critters. We thrive when we care for others and are cared for by others, and the bonding that develops out of those drinking sessions is a way to establish that.

[–] guazzabuglio@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Very true. Leisure is essential even if it's not "productive." That's not a great metric to measure things by.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Beer brewing fits right in with sanitation that a lot of us are pushing.