what profession for a deserted planet? 2

[boyze]

I asked this question in response to a career inquiry in another thread of this forum to help make a point. It might be fun to have some more general discussion. The premise is: what profession would you prefer to be if you magically found yourself on a "almost" deserted planet? Granted the folks visiting this forum are likely to be a bit biased to their profession leanings but what the heck. It maybe easier to list the professions least desired.

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James A. Pike

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[GregLocock]

In some sort of post apocalyptic scenario with an extant population-

I'd recommend prostitute.

Also, accountant, bully, drug dealer, gunrunner.

However if there is no society as such then the hardest basic arts aren't engineering related, farming/hunting is.


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[KENAT]

Well if we're talking Gilligan's Island then we'd all be the professor right?

(See I may not have been born & raised in the US but I can make obvious pop culture references with the best of them.)

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[Enginerd9]

In any scenario I can think of, regardless of the planet or level of civilization, the basic needs are food an shelter. Water, of course. I would have to assume there will be plants and animals, or something along those lines. One would need to be able to identify characteristics of those things to determine if they're safe for consumption.

In this hypothetical scenario, I would prefer to be a pseudo-militant red-neck type with a degree in probably something like Zoology. Something like Bear Grylls or Survivorman... except minus the off-camera Hilton.

If I could carry one item with me in this, it would be the Army's wilderness survival guide.

Experience: accumulated knowledge over time.

Talent: the ability to use experience.

Which is more valuable?

 

[monkeydog]

I would be my teenage nephew.
He knows everything, and everyone over 25 are morons.
I would be sure to thrive and survive (at least until it turn 25 again).

 

[TenPenny]

Farmer of some sort. Basic human need is for food.

 

[rb1957]

Butcher ? fisherman ? maybe an outdoorsman who can survive in the wild, build shelter, fire, catch game/fish, prepare them (with a nice hollandise sauce), necessary vegetables (vitamin C)

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[JohnRBaker]

Ex-Army Ranger or Navy Seal, sort of 'Eagle Scouts' on steroids.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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[rb1957]

"bear" grylls was who i had in mind (ex-SpecOps, SAS i think)

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[dvd]

I would take the position of blacksmith, there or here.

 

[Maui]

Survival guide.

http://www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com

 

[cranky108]

What does it matter? You would need to be a jack-of-all trades, and you would only have time for simple things.

On the other hand, primitive people typically only spend half of there day providing for themselves. What would you do with your other half days?

 

[2dye4]

doctor

 

[moltenmetal]

Deserted? Small group? Farmer, for sure. Or maybe naturalist/survival guide, depends what you have at your disposal.

Post-apocalyptic? Military special forces. People get brutal when they're hungry.

 

[SomptingGuy]

Priest

- Steve

 

[msquared48]

Match.Com representative.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[cranky108]

Test tube baby tech.

 

[MadMango]

Witch doctor, then I could use fear and charisma to get others to provide me with water, food, and shelter.

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

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[TheTick]

Not marketing.

 

[oldfieldguy]

A 1950's-era small holding farmer comes to mind. I was reared around some of those guys. they could do a credible, if not pretty, job with just about anything on the property: Plumbing, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, veterinary and farming.

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