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In the show Last Man On Earth, almost everyone died from a virus. We discuss what one could do to help ensure that the world gets rebuilt and that we regain civilization as quickly as possible.


  • Last Man On Earth was a TV show on Fox
  • Only a few people left on earth following a virus
  • The show is a comedy but what if we take the premise seriously?
  • What would you decide to do?
    • Gathering with other people
    • Let the human race end?
    • Rebuild the human race?
  • How do you rebuild?
    • Family formation and the the needs of population re-growth
    • Re-building civilization
      • The four basic needs (Walden)
        • Food
          • Farming
          • Hunting
          • Old saved food
        • Fuel
          • Wood and maybe coal
          • Solar panels (30 years?)
        • Shelter
          • Probably easiest to solve short-term
          • Lots of left-over houses and materials to repair
          • Long term, can build based on need
        • Clothing
          • Plenty of left-over clothes
          • When those run out, fabric, looms - a technology question
      • Culture
        • A culture must be built
          • Cultural values
            • Helping others
            • Golden Rule
            • Democratic ideals
          • Health and safety practices
            • Hand washing
            • Sanitation
          • Justice
          • Education
        • Music
        • Reading
        • Drama
        • Stories & Poems
      • Technology
        • Some will continue to function, most will not
        • Hopefully someone with a good knowledge of basic technology and science is among the survivors
        • The goal is to rebuild technology
          • Culture is going to be the key - a culture that values learning and knowledge
          • Teach all children to read - stay in proximity to a large library
          • Write a book to guide the future culture which contains several things:
            • A description of what the world was like with definitions
            • An explanation of the virus and what happened to the world
            • Provide an explanation of the germ theory of medicine
            • A guide to developing key technologies
              • Fertilization
              • Textiles
              • Metalwork
              • Printing press
              • Lathe
              • American System of Manufacturing
              • Steam engine
              • Electric motors and power generation
              • Vacuum Tubes, Transistors and Microprocessors
            • Print as many acid-free paper copies as you can
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