[ExI] Farming

[Eugen Leitl]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2012 at 12:19:45PM -0500, Mike Dougherty wrote:

> I pretty sure it wouldn't take very long without supplies for polite
> society to turn very ugly.

There are plenty of desert communities in the middle of nowhere which
require a steady flow of water, energy and supplies to keep them going.

Particularly in the US where the supply chain is tied to diesel, one
shudders to think what a long-term increase in diesel prices with 
intermittent spikes and shortages/rationing will do to these communities
which are already teetering on the brink. 

Here's hoping the new ghost towns will not be populated with too many
actual ghosts. You can consider that LA riots where just a dry run.