1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,720 Okay, Chelsea, today I found a CBC article actually I want to go over. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:05,600 Okay, good. 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,560 So this comes from CBC Canada's public news service. It is from March 9th, 2024, 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:19,040 written by Andre Meyer, or Mayor, and the title, From Luxury Bunkers to Tactical Vehicles, 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,520 the Ultra Rich are Preparing for the Big One. 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,280 I know that because I am ultra rich. 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:28,640 In December, Wired Magazine revealed that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Metta and one of the 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,800 richest individuals on the planet, was building a $100 million US compound in Hawaii. 9 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:33,520 Oh, I knew this! 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:38,080 Fact that Zuckerberg is undertaking a nine-figure renovation is hardly revelatory. 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,800 The more telling details the compound includes a bunker, 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:45,520 5,000 square feet to be specific with concrete walls and an escape hatch. 13 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,840 Though it does this tell us, it's a sign that at least some of the ultra rich are anxious about 14 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:54,240 global events and are making contingency plans for the big one, whatever that may be. 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,000 The feeling is very much in the air. 16 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,880 Architectural Digest named Luxury Bunkers one of the real estate trends of 2023. 17 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:05,680 At a finally appointed readout, figure prominently in the recent Netflix thriller, 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,200 Leave the World Behind. 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,520 Brian Cramden, president of Hardin Structures, a Virginia-based firm that builds multi-million 20 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:15,280 dollar fortified homes and bomb shelters, said work has been steady for years, 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,800 but has seen a major uptick in the last two to three months. 22 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,560 With Putin in North Korea and what's going on in Gaza, I'm getting lots of inquiries, 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,800 he said. It's war, it's Trump, it's the divisiveness of the nation. 24 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,880 Cramden said the most commonly cited threat includes the breakdown of law and order, 25 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:36,080 the detonation of a nuclear weapon, a hostile power activating an electromagnetic pulse to 26 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,920 disrupt the communication network and the diffuse effects of climate change. 27 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,840 Mivos, a California-based company that provides shelter solutions, told CBC 28 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:48,320 inquiries into applications are up over 2,000% year over year. 29 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,800 Middle-class peppers also built shelters in their backyard, but they couldn't match the scale and 30 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,280 grandeur of these state-sponsored projects. That changed in the early 2000s when more 31 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,920 expansive private bunkers started to proliferate. 32 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:03,840 Companies like Hardin Structures and Vivos handle all aspects of the construction from 33 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,080 the architectural design to the engineering, which typically means making it blast-resistant, 34 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,400 airtight, difficult for invaders to breach and capable of generating its own power. 35 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,040 Garrett said the most elaborate bunker he found whilst researching his book is the survival condo 36 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:22,160 located in former Missile Silo in Kansas, built around 2010 by a property developer who used 37 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,360 to work for the US Department of Defense. This nuclear Hardin structure features walls up to 38 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,600 2 and 3 quarter meters thick and can house 36 to 75 people. 39 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,360 I don't know, do you think we need to read more? 40 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,960 No, I have some thoughts though. 41 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:35,680 Yeah, go ahead. 42 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,640 I didn't realize I should change my career to Bunker Maker. 43 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:45,600 Bunker Maker, Bunker Designer, Bunker Interior Designer I'm sure is a very specialty niche 44 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,200 you can get into. 45 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,880 Bunker Builder, Bunker Customer Service Rep. 46 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:51,360 Yeah. 47 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,680 I could do that. I never even thought about that. 48 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,160 I just find it very annoying that the very people that create most of the problems 49 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,280 that plague society these days have decided that they don't need to worry about the issues 50 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:03,920 because they can just... 51 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:08,240 Oh no, they don't for sure because they have too much money. It doesn't apply. 52 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:08,400 Yeah. 53 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,000 There's the asterisks. These problems don't apply to us. 54 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:17,520 Global warming that we're the number one contributor of even though we're trying to make it seem 55 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,920 like you know the plastic straws that you get are the ones contributing and stuff. 56 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:22,240 Yeah. 57 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,080 But more comments that only vaguely have stuff to do with this. 58 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,920 I just watched the social network. I know it came out years ago. 59 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,720 Mark Zuckerberg, Total Dickhead. 60 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:32,960 Yeah. 61 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,080 Total Dickhead. 62 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,440 Wouldn't want to talk to that guy. 63 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,920 I really feel like the money that's going into Bunkers could really be better used 64 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,520 trying to fix the problems that they're building the bunker for. 65 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,560 Not like in the world. 66 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,480 Yeah. But this is unfortunately we live in a hyper individualistic society 67 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,640 where you are supposed to take it upon yourself to fix the issues you can, 68 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,960 which means that you're going to build a bunker. 69 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,240 It's the inevitable answer to how can I solve these issues? 70 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,080 Well, I can dig a hole for me and my family. 71 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,920 Yeah. Well, yeah, exactly. 72 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,960 But the people that are being blamed for it can't like feasibly build one. 73 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:09,360 Yeah. 74 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,120 And then I mean, I could make a hole. 75 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,720 I also just want to add to that this is a terrible solution also, 76 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:19,360 because if there's literally just the 70-ish people in your bunker left, 77 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,600 it'd be pretty easy for them to turn on you. 78 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:21,840 Yeah. 79 00:04:21,840 --> 00:04:24,880 Like if you hire security crew to keep people out, 80 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,840 like why would they have an incentive to help you out? 81 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:31,200 Like it doesn't make any sense if the entire society is fallen. 82 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,720 And you're the only one with food. 83 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:33,280 Let's say that. 84 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:34,640 Bunker, East Keeper. 85 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:35,280 That could be. 86 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:36,080 Yeah. You know what? 87 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,520 A bunker mediator would be a pretty good industry to get into. 88 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:40,960 You should start specializing. 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,840 And also just off a little bit of a tangent, 90 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:48,800 I do feel you'd really want to go with like a timeless kind of interior with a bunker, 91 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,360 just because you don't know how long you're going to have to be in there 92 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,200 and you're going to have no chances to really change it. 93 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,120 So you're going to want to go with a timeless feel. 94 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,280 You can't go flashy and really cutting edge designs. 95 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:04,640 Or maybe in your prep, you keep some like different decorations to switch it up. 96 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,640 You mean the Christmas room? 97 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:06,880 Yes. 98 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:08,480 Okay. 99 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,400 Maybe you just go with a Christmas theme in a bunker. 100 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:13,280 That would be fun. 101 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,280 Oh no, you could never do that. 102 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:16,560 That would be awful. 103 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,720 That would be so bad. 104 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,480 But as a bunker customer service mediator, 105 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,160 you may want to do that to another bunker. 106 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:31,920 If you're looking to potentially drive other bunkers crazy with the Christmas theme. 107 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,840 Are we getting into bunker wars? 108 00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:38,560 Yeah, could you imagine if your sworn enemy was making a bunker and you're like, 109 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,920 hey, I'll give you an extra like $90,000 if you just make that Christmas theme. 110 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:48,720 And then like it comes the end of the world comes and then they like run down to their bunker and they're like, 111 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:49,840 fuck. 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,880 It is interesting when they were done. 113 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,080 How did we have no idea that they did this theme? 114 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,960 But anyhow, let us know the theme of your bunker that you would like to get 115 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,120 and get it to us within 48 hours. 116 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,400 That's your only opportunity. 117 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:06,880 Yeah. 118 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:09,760 Good luck everybody. 119 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:10,080 Bye. 120 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:10,560 Good luck. 121 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:33,200 Good bye.