196K views · Nov 7, 2022 · 1:21:30 · 2 HN recommenders · 7 mentions · discussed 2023–2025
Deviant Ollam gives a long talk on risk and preparedness: get a lawyer, passport, locksmith and other resources before you need them. It covers practical steps to build defenses against serious problems in life.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a thorough preparedness talk, and cited for specifics such as lawyers, password managers and gun ownership.
“it's worth an hour of your time.”HN comment, 2023
“it's worth an hour of your time.”
Talk covering what to prepare for death or emergencies.
Deviant Ollam recently did a talk covering this, entitled "lawyer, passport, locksmith, gun. a talk about risk and preparedness". this video I don't have a tl;dr, but it's worth an hour of your time.
“in his talk here about risk preparedness I found really interesting”
Talk on risk preparedness found really interesting.
Yeah, 100% this. Deviant Ollam talks about something like this (though maybe a bit more high stakes (maybe not)) in his talk here about risk preparedness I found really interesting: this video
“he makes the argument that yeah, you probably should have a lawyer”
Argues a lawyer belongs in personal risk-reduction strategy.
Depending on whose advice you value, Deviant Ollam has a video on YouTube entitled "Lawyer, Passport, Locksmith, Gun"[1] where he makes the argument that yeah, you probably should have a lawyer as part of a broader personal risk-reduction strategy. (I understand folk might take particular issue with that last as part of "risk reduction", but I hope that doesn't detract from the earlier parts of the strategy) [1]: this video
“Deviant Ollam had a talk going into it”
Talk on Kara Sternquist's case and its implications.
> The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns. Also: ends housing of biological men in women’s prisons For anyone wondering how this will hurt people (even more), I recommend looking up Kara Sternquist. Deviant Ollam had a talk going into it [1] and posted a recent update [2]. [1] this video [2] link
“It's number one on Ollam's preparedness checklist.”
Password manager is first on the preparedness checklist.
> So someone on your team should use a password manager. I mean, you all should, of course Yeah, everyone who has any kind of online account should! It's number one on Ollam's preparedness checklist. this video
“Nearly Half The World's Civilian Guns Are In The U.S.”
Cited for US share of world civilian guns.
~120 firearms for every 100 citizens? link link > Nearly Half The World's Civilian Guns Are In The U.S. this video
“He spends a fair amount of time talking about getting his queer and trans friends interested in guns.”
Talk on risk preparedness including getting queer and trans friends interested in guns.
The whole topic reminds me of Deviant Ollam's talk "Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun." ( this video ) He spends a fair amount of time talking about getting his queer and trans friends interested in guns. I suspect this has been the trend for a few years, at least. He includes a quote that is rather salient: "If you do not have the means of violence, you aren't peaceful; you're harmless."
