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by kypro 8 days ago
> The fact the whole world is going down with me is of some help actually. I can't stop the world. There is no preparing for that. We'll figure something out and if not, then not.

Depends on the scenario. If most humans are economically useless your primary risk is going to be starvation and the consequences of civilisation collapse. These are things you can prep for to some extent.

If you don't have a family then I understand not caring and letting whatever comes come. If you have people you love however, then I believe you have a duty to at least try to protect them from what's coming. But that's just the way I see it.

Also consider there are ways to prep without creating a bunker.. Can you collect and sterilise water? Can you grow/produce some food? Do you have assets that will be valuable in such a crisis (gold, etc)? Do you have a first aid kit or two? Do you have fuel/energy sources in case the grid goes offline?

I think it's probably worth thinking about some of the scenarios here and seeing which you can reasonably prep for, assuming you agree with most experts that there's a reasonable chance this will all go horribly wrong.