Things aren't "going to collapse", anymore than things are "not going to collapse". From any given point point in time, there are multiple possible futures. Som

Things aren't "going to collapse", anymore than things are "not going to collapse". From any given point point in time, there are multiple possible futures. Some of them may be tremendously dire, others tremendously positive. And there is a lot that you can do to influence which future you end up in. Prepping to ride it out is a fool's game. I mean, sure, stock up your cupboards, get a couple weeks worth of bottled water, etc. Learn how to sew. That sort of stuff is never a bad idea. But if things go really pear-shaped, the main thing that'll get you through it other people. I've seen too many "preppers" stockpiling ammunition while burning their social capital. Idiots. They should be learning to rely on others, and be relied on by others. That's how you survive the bad futures. (That and a lot of luck). Voting is somewhere something like the second least useful thing you can do. I mean, sure, do that too -- but it's kind of like steering a ship through choppy waters when you're only allowed to put your hand on the rudder once every couple of years. Certainly you should still do so, given the chance, but don't kid yourself about the efficacy or utility of voting. What else can you do? - Run for office. - Speak at public meetings. - Lobby your representatives. - Provide financial, material, and moral support for others who do so. - Educate your friends, family, and neighbours. - Go out of your comfort zone and filter bubble. Learn from what's going on there. Help them understand you. - Get a job that builds the kind of infrastructure that makes the good scenarios more likely. - If your job is actively pushing the world towards the bad scenarios, then quit it. Or sabotage it. - Protest. Civil disobedience. There's a LOT you can do in addition to voting.