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We forget so easily. And we don't prepare for even basic emergencies. 'The sheltered life' may be one of ease, but it is also one of dependence. Yet, we are active participants in our lives and survival when those lives are virtual ones - in video games. And those give us an excuse not to be at least marginally ready for an emergency that hits our home, our neighborhood, or our city.

I hate sounding like a prepper, because I'm not (and I feel a little guilt). But I do have some water and medicine stored away. I am getting a little better at being prepared. I don't just owe it to myself, but to the community I live with not to be an extra burden on them should the power go out and water or other things become a problem. You never know, and it makes me happy knowing the resources I would take would go to those more in need.

My real reason of bringing this up is one of agency in real life versus virtual ones. You see an 'enemy' drone in a videogame such as Call of Duty, what do you do? Nine times out of ten, you shoot it until it comes down. Now imagine being completely unprepared, to the point where no one is going to help you and all you can do is run.

Shade is a bit of a softie. She has to run. Eli survived for as long as she did by preparing, being smart, hiding, managing her resources, stocking up, being careful, becoming independent, and playing the game of life in this hellish world like a pro.

Eli probably saved Shade's life again in that first sentence on the page.

Description
We forget so easily. And we don't prepare for even basic emergencies. 'The sheltered life' may be one of ease, but it is also one of dependence. Yet, we are active participants in our lives and survival when those lives are virtual ones - in video games. And those give us an excuse not to be at least marginally ready for an emergency that hits our home, our neighborhood, or our city.

I hate sounding like a prepper, because I'm not (and I feel a little guilt). But I do have some water and medicine stored away. I am getting a little better at being prepared. I don't just owe it to myself, but to the community I live with not to be an extra burden on them should the power go out and water or other things become a problem. You never know, and it makes me happy knowing the resources I would take would go to those more in need.

My real reason of bringing this up is one of agency in real life versus virtual ones. You see an 'enemy' drone in a videogame such as Call of Duty, what do you do? Nine times out of ten, you shoot it until it comes down. Now imagine being completely unprepared, to the point where no one is going to help you and all you can do is run.

Shade is a bit of a softie. She has to run. Eli survived for as long as she did by preparing, being smart, hiding, managing her resources, stocking up, being careful, becoming independent, and playing the game of life in this hellish world like a pro.

Eli probably saved Shade's life again in that first sentence on the page.