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These guys (and Women?) are at the extreme end of the economic and social hierarchy. The only thing that might endanger their position is if society collapses.
by mgamache 8y ago
These guys (and Women?) are at the extreme end of the economic and social hierarchy. The only thing that might endanger their position is if society collapses. Prepping is sort of an insurance policy against the long odds of society collapsing. All societies have collapsed and once the process starts it can happen quickly. They can devote the resources to guard against rare events, because they are already protected against other concerns (they mostly have plenty of money).
IMO, this type of behavior is the same as the bio-hacking crowd trying to beat aging / maximize health. They have everything else covered, so they move out further-and-further on the tail of their perceived threat.
- roywiggins 8y agoIt's convenient when they advertise this in the media, for the roving bands to target them and their stuff.
- solotronics 8y agowhat if they are advertising as a decoy? "Of course I will be in a bunker community in Omaha" when actually they are in the middle of the Pacific on an island owned by a series of shell companies..
- mgamache 8y agoThey already anticipate maximum violence and chaos, I don't think they fear non-prepped mobs hunting them based on an old news article from the non-existent internet. I am not a prepper, but I get the allure. I just need the money :)
- roywiggins 8y agoI'm thinking more that doomsday preppers who are not vastly wealthy might keep an eye on which wealthy preppers might have well-stocked bunkers to raid in the event.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoMaybe they should spend more effort on preventing societal collapse, rather than making haphazard plans for what to do when it happens.