is broken,
and priorities are reassessed. What are termed great works of art by humans are considered valuable only
came from the past and carry a long list of credits. Each new admirer is thus bolstered and each potential critic is thus
intimidated. Even frankly ugly works are thus floated forward, gaining in price. Possessions such as houses or land
carry value as they are assumed to be permanent, the house standing until deliberately torn down and the land
maintaining its view or agricultural productivity on into the future.
After the coming pole shift surviving humans will be starving, broken, frightened, and will find that the price of a meal
is nothing so worthless as a painting or statue from the past. A sharp knife, a sewing needle and thread, some seeds,
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ZetaTalk: Social Services
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After the cataclysms the snug blanket of protection that many have taken for granted will be gone - no Social Security
checks, no home deliveries, no 911 emergency service, no free medical services, and no welfare checks. For those not
relying on those services the shock will be as great, as with home, job, and service providers gone they will be just as
destitute and bereft. In essence, humans will be relying on one another, and
mean? In most societies there are rules about who should live and who should die, even when these rules are not
articulated. Many American Indians let their old choose the time of their departure, a spiritual and poignant moment
for all, as the old were a burden on the young that all agreed could not be borne. In some cultures malformed infants
are not nourished, and all cultures push what they consider their undesirables to the periphery, to wither and perchance
to die.
After the cataclysms new rules will spring up, depending on the desperation of the community and whether a Service-
to-Self or Service-to-Other orientation prevails. In Service-to-Self groups the strong will prey upon or ignore the weak
until a homeostasis is established. What this means is that injured or frail humans will be ignored, not fed or assisted,
and they will die. If they refuse to go quietly they will be killed, and if food is short they will be killed and eaten in
any case. Eventually the group reaches a point where there are no young, old, or injured and the pecking order among
the remainder is well established. In Service-to-Other groups, those hopelessly maimed or chronically in pain will be
allowed to choose suicide, and birth control will be used to limit the demands on scarce resources, if need be. All who
wish to live will be fed and cared for, sharing equally among all. In crisis mode, when overwhelmed by large numbers
of injured members in great pain, Service-to-Other groups usually end up prioritizing care in the following manner:
Where the injury is clearly life threatening and the outcome inevitable, making the injured comfortable is the
only treatment given. This should be explained firmly and kindly to the injured, as a choice between treating
those who could benefit or wasting effort on one who could not benefit. If the injured is in pain, this means pain
medication to the point of stupor or, if no medication exists and the pain is extreme, assisted suicide. Contrary to
what humans may have been led to believe, individuals in severe, chronic, and hopelessly painful situations
invariably request to be allowed to die. They beg for this, in fact.
Where the injured still outnumber the capacity of the caregivers, quality of life next enters the equation. Will a
life be saved only to live in pain or in a diminished capacity, or will a life be saved and restored to full
faculties? In this determination full faculties does
faculties means reasonable mental faculties, the ability to eat and eliminate without humiliation, the ability to
live without being perpetually hooked up to machines, in short, a life one could tolerate rather than a life one
would dread. Here again the decision should be explained to the injured, who may exhort the caregivers to
reconsider if they don't agree with the decision. Be firm, as vacillation only tortures the injured who should be
allowed to come to terms with the situation. Remind the injured of the others who also cry for help.
If the injured still overwhelm the caregiver's capacities, choices fall along lines familiar to humans. Treatment
quickly given, such as a tourniquet to prevent the injured from bleeding to death, is chosen over treatments that
would take more time, such as surgery to stop internal bleeding. Lavage of poisons eating at skin takes
precedence over removing a splinter piercing an eye or a limb. Preventing shock takes precedence over setting a
broken bone. The caregivers should be firm and committed during such a process, and not expend precious time
arguing with those in pain and frantic with anxiety over their injuries.
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ZetaTalk: Barter System
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