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I actually put some tought into this. During the second world war 50% of all food in the US was homegrown. we could do that again but this time with aquaponics systems. They are easier to maintain and they grow food much faster than traditional permaculture.
Why every home isn't built with a greenhouse, or one of those compact inside systems I think.you are describing, is beyond me. You dont even need space anymore.
Thats because if everyone could grow their own food they wouldnt have a reason to go to work anymore. Theres a reason why states enclosed the commons.
Well I can't grow computer chips or the complex machinery I love. I'd still have to trade for that, we'd still need some sort of industry for advanced applications. But yeah you couldn't get me to show up at a bullshit office job thats for sure. I'm sure others would tho.
i tought of that aswell. There are already computers that run off of pressurized air. The one mentioned in the article was factory made but am sure we can figure something out. If that fails we could fall back to mechanical computing.
The only thing I'd argue to try to keep is medical equipment and modern medicine. Thats the Only thing that has me hesitate with den industrialization.
if we somehow do end up being able to do a controlled descent, the medical sector should be the last to go. if stuff like this interests you then check out the low-tech magazine
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/
All you really need are some 10 gallon buckets, some cheap aquarium air pumps, dozens of dollars of LED shop lights, seeds, then access to water and fertilizer (3 part dry powdered inorganic hydroponic mix is cheap and stores forever).
LEDs are so cheap now, they produce little heat, and take negligible power (solar panels are also cheap enough that a few hundred bucks and some car batteries can run a personal garden all year even if you're in the frozen north (or grow cool weather crops inside during the blazing summer, of your already cooling that space for humans anyway, the plants benefit from your AC/heat use).