# Civilization Makes Predation Expensive by Bryant McGill > “Civilization works by making certain forms of predation expensive. Personal safety often begins by doing the same thing at human scale.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Chimping Out, “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Author-supplied exact source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]], “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026 — the Reminder reproduces the complete standalone quotation marked in the authored section without changing its wording. - **Associated author recording:** [“Chimping Out - Make yourself too expensive to harm”](https://soundcloud.com/bryantmcgill/chimping-out-make-yourself-too) — the recording embedded directly above the authored section. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Book:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Predation|Predation]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Predation|Predation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Civilization works by making certain forms of predation expensive. Personal safety often begins by doing the same thing at human scale.” — Bryant McGill, Chimping Out, “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-civilization-makes-predation-expensive ```