Don't just buy some gear, throw it in a closet, pat yourself on the

back, and move on. You are not prepared unless you practice with your

supplies and plans. —The Prepared

Preppers are often pretty negative on people who, after realizing disasters are worth taking

seriously want to go out and buy a bunch of stuff. And it makes

sense: there is a lot of marketing aimed at preppers, pushing all

sorts of things that are marginally useful, and it's healthy to have

some pushback. On the other hand, it seems to me when thinking

through disaster scenarios it's just really useful to have stuff. And

if you're only up for putting a short amount of time into this I think

it generally makes sense to allocating that time to figuring out what

you need, buying that, and then moving on.

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December 18th, 2024

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6z2jfG5eqkrktPiYT/preppers-are-too-negative-on-objects

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