Yes, you've read my mind, somehow. I've gotten into prepping.
The pandemic, supply chain issues, an increasing rise in authoritarianism, climate change, and now the war in Ukraine have all evidenced the fact that the assumption that 'progress is inevitable' is, in many ways a delusional idea - at the very least, to be in a state of denial of world events.
In my view, being a prepper, these days is a 'normal' and very rational reaction. Not being a 'prepper' is perhaps to be being in denial of what's been happening int the last 5-10 yrs.
My grandma who had survived the Great Depression, used to have a huge pantry in her house filled with canned foods. As kids, we were bewildered by it. Now, I completely understand it - as she had lived through many of the things we are living through now.
The pandemic, supply chain issues, an increasing rise in authoritarianism, climate change, and now the war in Ukraine have all evidenced the fact that the assumption that 'progress is inevitable' is, in many ways a delusional idea - at the very least, to be in a state of denial of world events.
In my view, being a prepper, these days is a 'normal' and very rational reaction. Not being a 'prepper' is perhaps to be being in denial of what's been happening int the last 5-10 yrs.
My grandma who had survived the Great Depression, used to have a huge pantry in her house filled with canned foods. As kids, we were bewildered by it. Now, I completely understand it - as she had lived through many of the things we are living through now.