Think about this scenario and brainstorm with me if you will:

A rich man wants to set up his own civilization/society and he goes to a college to recruit students with knowledge in different essential areas. In order to successfully create a modern society of his own, students with what majors would need to be taken to his secluded place to achieve his goal?

here are some majors I think are needed:

- basic survival skills i.e. making a fire without matches, finding water, etc. -> I’m not sure what major would know how to do these extremely critical skills that primitive societies knew very well
- to grow plants/take care of animals -> I’m not sure what major would know how to do this… agriculture major maybe
- to find different types of metals/precious stones (mining) -> geological engineering
- to change metals shape etc. -> metallurgy/metalworking
- to build things like cars, aircraft, boats, appliances, camera/camcorder, guns, simple/complex tools -> mechanical engineering
- to make explosives, gas, harnessing energy or to make his car or plane run off water -> chemical engineering
-to create electricity, computers, electrical circuits, phones -> electrical engineering
- to understand what plants are used for what ailments/diseases, repel insects, dangerous -> botany
- to understand insects (which ones are edible/nonedible, dangers, etc.) -> entomology
-to understand fish (which ones are edible/nonedible, dangers, etc.) -> I’m not sure what major would know this
-to deal with wood, trees -> forestry
-to treat major/minor injuries (maybe from a lion, sting ray, snake, spider attack) -> med student
- make, understand glass -> I’m not sure what major would know this

I’m probably missing things so pls. post your thoughts or correct my if something is incorrect. Thanks!

I often wonder if there are actually people out there who know how to do all that I’m listing here and more. I actually want to learn ALL of this.

You see I don't feel that technology is a bad thing and that we should avoid it. I think the problem is that we don't have the foundational knowledge for any of the technological gadgets that we are addicted to and can't live without.
"There are powerful forces on Earth obscuring the foundations of knowledge."
We all should be able to make a gun from scratch. Literally, if were put in the jungle naked we should be able to get the metal, wood, etc. and make weapons out of it. Not only that but everything from cars, computers to phones, homes etc. I mean "true survivalism".

yeah people with the know-hows good and all but heres what you really need to know, where the hell are you going to start this society.

cus im pretty sure most livible places with all the neseities are already taken.

there are plenty of islands for sale in Carribean locations and southeast Asia. What I'm trying to stimulate here is postings of ideas, resources from those among us who know how to do these things or know about these things. I think we should be able to be self-sufficient and do everything ourselves. THAT is the way to break free of the chains that we are bound to by our not having knowledge in these essential areas.

What if something 'big' did happen and we have to provide for ourselves and our families? How many of us would be able to go from absolutely nothing to where we are now?
"If they can stop you from asking the right questions, you'll never come up with the right answers."

i'm still waiting for an earth changing plague. reshuffle society and create a new world order

Anyone know if it's possible to buy a state? I think it'd be cool to own California, Florida, or even some of the smaller states. After I get it, I'd build the Epic Wall of Durandalville (name not stolen and altered from the Great Wall of China) around the whole thing and have giant tunnels going in and out of the state so if anyone wanted in they gotta pay tolls, customs, etc.

There'd also have to be some kind of tunnel system underneath the WHOLE state so once the plague and the zombie bunnies hit, we can all go underground, wait it out and then arise as the sole survivors of Earth.

no you can't buy whole states like that......you can buy big chunks of real estate in a state.............or state elections.

disney suceeded in starting thier own self conatined society in 2 states, try to follow their model