[pjc50]

I always think back to this comment from a Sarajevo survivor: https://www.metafilter.com/78669/What-if-things-just-keep-ge...

World annhiliation is difficult to assess. Local political disaster .. well, it feels closer than a few years ago. But I don't think it will be the big nuclear one.

Switzerland "preps" on a society-wide scale: every apartment building must have its own nuclear shelter, and the mountains are riddled with more military and civilian shelters and stockpiles. They're completely prepared to blow the bridges and lockdown the country if it's required.

Meanwhile I'm wondering what level of "prepping" is appropriate for Brexit. The government alternates between announcing the issue of commemorative coins and announcing plans to requisition ships to deal with the Channel transport fiasco. I've already experiences not having any fresh food (milk, bread etc) in the shops for 5 days this year - and that was down to two feet of snow.

Individualist survival is always going to be terribly limited, and not possible for vulnerable individuals. The best solution is a society that takes the right threats seriously and looks after its vulnerable.