@ajroach42 Not sure if you're aware but there is a whole HAM hardware radio with high latency projct. FaradayRF. They're implementing parts of your idea. Might be a cool starting point if you have't seen them before?

I wonder if I could make an investment group dedicated to developing and creating kits for the preservation of digital society in the event of systemic collapse.

The Society Preservation Society.

I'm sorry for all the IPFS tweets but this is just incredible. Check out peerpad:

https://peerpad.net/ or https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXhnaUzhiZ6EGvr2SwPgSZzVhfsTnzTW5EsXH6TNnQcYD or https://ipfs.io/ipns/peerpad.net or (if you run ipfs locally) http://localhost:8080/ipfs/QmXhnaUzhiZ6EGvr2SwPgSZzVhfsTnzTW5EsXH6TNnQcYD

So long as your network connectivity story isn't too sketchy, this is a fully distributed, real time collaborative text editor that can support thousands of clients at once.

So cool.