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Preppers forget that society preps, too, just not necessarily at the individual level. We have warehouses full of extra stock etc, and carefully-managed supply
by JR1427 3y ago
Preppers forget that society preps, too, just not necessarily at the individual level. We have warehouses full of extra stock etc, and carefully-managed supply chains, and emergency services. This is all prepping.
I think preppers should pour their energy in to helping society prepare, and not just turn their back on the very reason they exist.
p.s. I don't consider taking sensible precautions like having a well-stocked medicine cabinet, fuel in the car, and some food in the freezer "prepping".
- JR1427 3y agoAlso, if civilisation breaks down, I'm not sure I want to be around to see the result anyway...
- black6 3y agoOnly we don't have warehouses full of extra stock and carefully managed supply chains. We have just-in-time supply models and spreadsheet warriors who have efficiencied surge capacity to death.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago"We have warehouses full of extra stock etc, and carefully-managed supply chains, and emergency services." Did the Covid pandemic not exist to you?
- p_j_w 3y agoNot OP, but this seems like a weird gotcha. It did exist to me and I didn't go hungry. Certain luxury items became hard to get for a while, but necessities were never a problem.
- pixl97 3y agoI too remember people buying 3000 rolls of toilet paper, but it turns out at the end of the day I could still wipe my butt.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago"but it turns out at the end of the day I could still wipe my butt." As long as the important things are taken care of...
- catlover76 3y agoNone of the things mentioned in the quote collapsed during Covid, though they did experience overload and disruption.
- JR1427 3y agoAs other have said, the vast majority of necessities we unaffected by the pandemic. I don't know anyone who couldn't get their medicine, food, etc. We even had toilet roll the entire time!