Maxim Benjamin Smith
Documentation of my journey through "The Preparation" program developed by Doug Casey and my father.
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They're Discounting the Degree 57% — and Still Can't Sell It
“What's the going price of a college degree these days?”
Trick question. Nobody pays sticker anymore.
According to Inside Higher Ed, private colleges are now discounting tuition for first-time freshmen at an average of 57.1%—an al...
Polishing the Product
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
Writing to you from Uruguay
I don’t know what it is, or exactly why it’s happening, but the best hours of my day have been from 12am to 6am. Another 2-3 hours of productivity come later in the day, usuall...
College is dead. Young men need this instead.
Ask any parent why they’re writing tuition checks and you’ll get some version of the same answer: it’s the safe path. Go to college, get the degree, get the job. That’s the deal we were all sold, and for prior generations it was mostly true...
What If I Actually Tried?
July 5th, 2026
Writing to you from Uruguay
I had a lot of time to think about what I wanted these next few months to look like after my month of wildland fire, ropes, and survival in the states. It was clear to me that I wanted...
Wildfires, Ropes, and Survival
Sunday, June 28th, 2026
Writing to you from Uruguay
South Fork Fire in Northwestern Nebraska
Rope rescue training, survival training, and a fire deployment is a lot to fit into one month…
Within that timeframe, I travelled int...
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The beta tester of The Preparation, a four-year alternative to college. Became an EMT, worked on wildfires, sailed through the Strait of Magellan, packed mules in the Rockies, flown planes, and worked on geophysics crews...
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