Silicon Valley Wants Disaster Bunkers. Norway Wants ‘Preparedness Friends.’

Norwegians are pioneering better models of catastrophe preparation.

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These days, we’re all worried about various crises, from a collapsing climate to the fear of an emergent Skynet. In the United States, tech billionaires have concluded that building bunkers and saving themselves is the way to go. In Norway, by contrast, the government is encouraging people to make “preparedness friends.” Would you rather face war, climate disaster, intelligent robots in an underground fortress, or be supported by fellow human beings? Plan accordingly.

The United States has a long tradition of doomsday preppers, usually ri

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