One ought, every day at least,
to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible,
to speak a few reasonable words.
– “Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
In order to prepare oneself for the fall of Western Civilisation and Culture, it is not enough to just learn how to raise some chickens or to build a root cellar. The kind of “prepping” that one often sees in mainstream (and even some niche) sources is merely a form of larping. Even if one were to learn all there was to know about farming and homesteading, all that would produce is a skilled farmer/homesteader. The rebuilding of culture needs a nobler type of man than mere farmers.
Conversely, obtaining an extensive education focusing only on abstractions is equally harmful. Baudelaire’s albatross will not be able to survive in the future that awaits. What is needed is a balance between the two.