Self-sustainable living – RESURGENT GROUP

Urban (and even suburban living) in 2020 has given many of us new challenges. No matter where in the world you are, a series of global lockdowns resulting in the destruction of small business and social unrest in cities has made many of us want to run to the hills. Following on from our last post “Where to invest and what The Great Reset may mean for you” we take a look at the merits of investment in rural property and food/ water security for 2021.

For those of us who live in cities or close to cities, what will life look like in 2021? Based upon current events and government policies we can make the following observations:

High unemployment levels courtesy of lockdowns
A universal/basic wage for many (due to the above)
Global depression
United Nations alert on global food shortage
Technocratic control of society under emergency health acts
Lack of privacy courtesy of tracking and tracing systems
Mandatory mask wearing
Mandatory vaccines

For those individuals who have read George Orwell’s 1984 or The Hunger Games by Suzanne Colins, as you look forward into 2021 you may be forgiven for experiencing a certain feeling of dystopian depression. However, never fear, The World Economic Forum as part of their plan for “The Great Reset” have commissioned a spokesperson to describe what life may be like for many of us in the future. Ida Auken Danish MP describes the “benefits” of living in a smart city on the WEF website. It is a very interesting piece. Here is an excerpt:

“My biggest concern is all the people who do not live in our city. Those we lost on the way. Those who decided that it became too much, all this technology. Those who felt obsolete and useless when robots and AI took over big parts of our jobs. Those who got upset with the political system and turned against it. They live different kind of lives outside of the city. Some have formed little self-supplying communities. Others just stayed in the empty and abandoned houses in small 19th century villages.

Once in awhile I get annoyed about the fact that I have no real privacy. No where I can go and not be registered. I know that, somewhere, everything I do, think and dream of is recorded. I just hope that nobody will use it against me.“

Although this World Economic Forum article is written as a discussion piece, it is written by a Member of the Danish Parliament and obviously with some insight. It certainly paints a picture of what life may look like after Klaus Schwab’s Fourth Industrial Revolution which he predicts “will lead to a fusion of our physical, digital and biological identity.”

Time for Plan B?

In the Western economies, during the second half of 2020 we have observed empty cities as a large proportion of people work from home, and we have seen the subsequent downturn in the value of commercial realestate whether that is office space or retail. In the first wave, we have seen suburban regeneration and suburban property prices rise as many realised that living in suburbia and working from home was preferable to the quality of life in urban ghost towns. As 2020 draws to a close we are currently observing a dash for rural property as global lockdowns continue, economic meltdown looms and things that we have taken for granted in the past (like supermarket shelves always being full) begin to make increasing numbers of us want to escape the madness and ensure food security for our families.

For those who dream of a rural escape or would like to have a plan B for 2021, we believe that the option of rural, sustainable community living on a few acres of land may be one of the best investments to make for your family in 2021. The Ark Project offers the option to buy or lease rural land at affordable prices and aims to replicate communities wherever suitable land can be found. If the madness continues, the project may provide a safe, natural, healthy environment to live in. If the madness stops, having a place to take a rural vacation in nature could be a wonderful investment.

To learn more contact The Ark Project via the below and check out more video footage here

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