One of my college professors professed that we should all prepare for the zombie apocalypse, because it's fun, and because in doing so you're actually preparing

One of my college professors professed that we should all prepare for the zombie apocalypse, because it's fun, and because in doing so you're actually preparing for real disaster scenarios. As displeased as I am about these shutoffs (trying not to rant), it has shown me the strengths and weaknesses of my preparedness plans; and it's helped keep me motivated and keeping things regularly rotated, etc.