I love it when people talk about prepping or heading to the woods and surviving societal meltdown in general. Everybody seems to forget the times things like that have actually happened to developed nations.
Look at all the ugliness around ww1 and ww2 in eastern Europe. Look at the people who survived. You know what they were?
Extraordinarily lucky, for one. On the whole way more lucky than skilled or prepared. Luck plays a much greater role in our lives than we are comfortable admitting.
Two, they were likeable and capable. Not really at any one thing in particular. They were just good at realizing what had to be done and quickly getting good at it.
If you told me society was going to implode in 5 years, I don't know that I'd horde anything. I'd maybe lose a few pounds and spend as much time as possible making friends with all my neighbors.
And buy a box of rabbit feet.
Look at all the ugliness around ww1 and ww2 in eastern Europe. Look at the people who survived. You know what they were?
Extraordinarily lucky, for one. On the whole way more lucky than skilled or prepared. Luck plays a much greater role in our lives than we are comfortable admitting.
Two, they were likeable and capable. Not really at any one thing in particular. They were just good at realizing what had to be done and quickly getting good at it.
If you told me society was going to implode in 5 years, I don't know that I'd horde anything. I'd maybe lose a few pounds and spend as much time as possible making friends with all my neighbors.
And buy a box of rabbit feet.