A broad, grinding downturn. Margin, skills, and a deeper pantry as the buffer against a long one.
Concrete moves that lower your Vulnerability. Add any of them and we'll track it as an action on your threat list.
Deep DiveThe popular fear is that AI makes workers obsolete. A new economic model argues the real danger is subtler and worse: even profitable firms are pushed to automate past the point that's good for anyone — including themselves — and no amount of retraining or UBI fixes it.
PrimerA crash doesn't flood your street, but it can grind down jobs and savings for years. Low debt, a cash cushion, and a deeper pantry are the buffer.
Reality-CheckA seed bank feels like food security. It isn't — gardening at survival scale is a multi-year skill, and the crops that feed you aren't the ones on the seed-packet rack.
Which areas have the least slack to absorb it.
A national view — this is one of 410+ layers in Area Recon. Open it to zoom to your address, then add the hazards, infrastructure, terrain and resources around you, and read the real numbers for your county.
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