It was an excellent topic. And, as I said in my comment, near and dear to my heart. Vic tied the Self-sufficiency, self reliance, and community subjects together perfectly. People that think self-reliance equals self-sufficiency, and that they do not need community will come up on some hard realities in the future. Community is going to be the only way to achieve any great level of self-sufficiency for most people.
Just my opinion.