So, that's the Benedict Option of the superrich. It's not the one anybody else can afford to take, nor, arguably, is it the one that Christians should take, but that's beside the point. Those with great resources will always take care of themselves, and let's be honest: if civilization collapsed, all of us would be looking to protect our families too. What's interesting here is the canary-in-the-coal-mine aspect of this story.
I'm especially interested in the Silicon Valley guy's statement about the loss of the “healthy founding myth” of a society being a harbinger of its doom. What do you suppose he's talking about? Christianity? The political principles of the American founding? Or just a general sense that we're all in this together as a nation?
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