I think it might be time to look at this topic again, and perhaps try and move past all the echo chamber thinking about .22 cartridges, silver coins and seeds. While these fill a genuine future need I am thinking that we could add a few other items to the list. What are your thoughts?
I'll kick it off with the humble automatic wrist watch. These devices were hard won technology, literally hundreds of years in the making and final perfecting. And while out of favor now compared to mobile phones, digital clocks in cars and electronic wrist watches, they are bulletproof, that is to say, EMP proof, shock proof, and in many cases water-proof to hundreds of meters.
Certainly they will not be the items of everyday trade in a disorganized and dark future, but they would none the less be in demand as timepieces and could easily be traded In the right circumstances. We take timekeeping for granted today, there are clocks in every electronic device, but many of these have inherently short lifespans, and as mentioned above, will not survive many of the events we plan for.
Some people might think that maintenance would be an issue but in reality they rarely if ever need it. The maintenance performed on such watches today is generally bologna maintenance conducted by watch sellers to maintain profits. It involves adjustments to keep them within an accuracy of a couple of seconds a month, hardly an issue when all you want to do is have a rough idea what hour of the night or day it is.
I'll kick it off with the humble automatic wrist watch. These devices were hard won technology, literally hundreds of years in the making and final perfecting. And while out of favor now compared to mobile phones, digital clocks in cars and electronic wrist watches, they are bulletproof, that is to say, EMP proof, shock proof, and in many cases water-proof to hundreds of meters.
Certainly they will not be the items of everyday trade in a disorganized and dark future, but they would none the less be in demand as timepieces and could easily be traded In the right circumstances. We take timekeeping for granted today, there are clocks in every electronic device, but many of these have inherently short lifespans, and as mentioned above, will not survive many of the events we plan for.
Some people might think that maintenance would be an issue but in reality they rarely if ever need it. The maintenance performed on such watches today is generally bologna maintenance conducted by watch sellers to maintain profits. It involves adjustments to keep them within an accuracy of a couple of seconds a month, hardly an issue when all you want to do is have a rough idea what hour of the night or day it is.