Interesting. I don’t think egoism is likely to do anything for me, but your reasoning about the question at hand makes some sense. I would quibble, though, that in a situation where large numbers of people are aware of an impending disaster, you’re essentially playing a very large coordination game, wherein the most stable society is achieved by having a small-but-nonzero number of people with guns. This leads me to question the wisdom of deciding to yourself take a gun with you, especially given the typical survivalist’s fondness for firearms.
Of course, if you live in a geographical area with vanishingly few gun-toting survivalists, it might make more sense given your premises.
Interesting. I don’t think egoism is likely to do anything for me, but your reasoning about the question at hand makes some sense. I would quibble, though, that in a situation where large numbers of people are aware of an impending disaster, you’re essentially playing a very large coordination game, wherein the most stable society is achieved by having a small-but-nonzero number of people with guns. This leads me to question the wisdom of deciding to yourself take a gun with you, especially given the typical survivalist’s fondness for firearms.
Of course, if you live in a geographical area with vanishingly few gun-toting survivalists, it might make more sense given your premises.