Why Americans are Prepping for Society's Collapse

Summary

This video explores the world of preppers through a visit to a survival community, examining the motivations behind prepping and the diverse range of people involved. The discussion touches on potential threats like AI, societal collapse, and the importance of self-sufficiency. It challenges the stereotype of preppers as radical, suggesting a more pragmatic approach to preparing for various catastrophes, from pandemics to grid failures. The video also raises questions about the role of community and the human instinct to survive and cooperate in times of crisis.

Takeaways

• 🏕️ The concept of prepping has evolved since the 1950s, with a significant increase in preppers since 2017 due to heightened political, economic, and environmental tensions.
• 🔐 Preppers prioritize secrecy and security, emphasizing the importance of not disclosing their locations to maintain safety.
• 🚀 The interviewee, a former intelligence officer, believes that artificial intelligence poses a significant threat to humanity, potentially leading to societal collapse.
• 🌎 The fear of societal collapse is not limited to preppers; even tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg are investing in bunkers and security measures.
• 🔒 Preppers are preparing for a wide range of potential catastrophes, from pandemics to asteroid impacts, emphasizing the need for self-sufficiency.
• 🏰 The survival community featured is well-equipped with a watchtower, guard stations, and a focus on long-term food and energy security.
• 🔫 Firearms and self-defense are key components of prepping, with an emphasis on the ability to protect oneself and one's community in a collapse scenario.
• 🌾 The community has a strategic focus on sustainable food sources, including hunting and farming, to ensure food security in a post-collapse world.
• 🚫 Preppers are strict about resource allocation, with a policy against sharing supplies with non-members to ensure the survival of their group.
• 🤔 The video script raises questions about societal reliance on technology and infrastructure, suggesting that modern humans may lack essential survival skills.

Q & A

What was the initial motivation behind the prepping movement?

Prepping began in the 1950s, driven by fears of nuclear collapse, leading many Americans to build fallout shelters.

Why has the number of preppers doubled since 2017?

The number of preppers has doubled due to growing tensions in politics, economy, and environment.

What does the prepper in the script consider the biggest threat to society?

The prepper considers artificial intelligence as the biggest threat, stating that it could lead to the death of most of mankind and potentially destroy the planet.

What is the prepper's view on the role of government in a societal collapse?

The prepper believes that the government won't be able to protect individuals during a collapse, and that preppers need to be self-reliant.

What is the significance of the 26-acre property mentioned in the script?

The 26-acre property is a part of the survival community that includes a watchtower, RV area, and a large propane tank, indicating a well-prepared location for various threats.

Why does the prepper community stockpile food items like rice, wheat berries, and pinto beans?

These food items are chosen for their calorie content and long shelf life, which are essential for survival during a long-term collapse.

What is the prepper's stance on sharing resources with non-members during a collapse?

The prepper has a strict policy against sharing resources with non-members, as they prioritize the survival of their own community members.

How does the prepper community plan to address the threat of marauders?

The community plans to deter marauders through surveillance, weapons, and a show of strength to make them decide against attacking.

What is the prepper's opinion on the role of FEMA in disaster relief?

The prepper believes that FEMA is not the enemy but also not a reliable source of help during a societal collapse, citing examples like Hurricane Katrina.

How does the prepper community view the concept of societal collapse and the role of individuals?

The community views societal collapse as a possibility and believes in the importance of individuals taking responsibility for their own preparedness and survival.

Outlines

00:00

🛡️ Doomsday Prepping: A Look Inside a Survivalist's Fortress

The paragraph introduces the world of doomsday preppers and their preparations for societal collapse. It features an interview with a prepper who shows off his secret location, a fortified tower, designed for long-term survival. The prepper discusses the origins of prepping, which began in the 1950s due to fears of nuclear war, and how the movement has grown since 2017. The conversation touches on the various threats that could lead to societal collapse, including artificial intelligence, and the prepper's belief that such technology could be misused to cause widespread harm. The prepper also emphasizes the importance of secrecy and security, highlighting the tower's defensive capabilities and the community's preparedness for various scenarios.

05:01

🎰 Preparing for the Worst: A Glimpse into a Survivalist's Arsenal and Supplies

This paragraph delves into the practical aspects of prepping, showcasing the prepper's arsenal of weapons, including sniper rifles and shotguns, and their uses for different scenarios. It also covers the importance of non-lethal weapons like crossbows for quiet hunting. The prepper discusses the necessity of a radiation detector and the stockpiling of essential supplies such as rice, wheat berries, beans, and toilet paper. The conversation highlights the prepper's rationale for choosing these items, focusing on their long shelf life and nutritional value. The paragraph also mentions the prepper's views on FEMA and the government's role in disasters, emphasizing self-reliance over dependency on government aid.

10:03

🏡 Life in a Survival Community: Luxury, Security, and Long-term Planning

The paragraph explores the living arrangements within the survival community, describing the private rooms and facilities provided for members. It discusses the diversity of preppers, challenging the stereotype that they are all far-right conspiracy theorists. The prepper explains that members come from various political backgrounds and that the community is prepared for both good times and bad. The paragraph also touches on the community's food sources, including hunting and the breeding of Dorper sheep for meat. The prepper discusses the community's strict rules regarding membership and resource sharing, emphasizing the importance of self-sufficiency and the challenges of allocating limited resources during a crisis.

15:03

🔫 The Art of Prepping: Firearms, Strategy, and Moral Dilemmas

This paragraph focuses on the role of firearms in prepping and the strategic use of different weapons for self-defense. It includes a demonstration of shooting skills and a discussion on the psychological impact of using firearms. The prepper shares his views on the potential scenarios that could lead to societal collapse, such as a pandemic or a failure of the electrical grid. The conversation also raises moral questions about resource allocation during a crisis, with the prepper stating that they would not share resources with non-members, even in extreme situations. The paragraph ends with a reflection on the modern human's lack of survival skills and the potential consequences of a sudden collapse of civilization.

20:03

🌐 The Global Prepping Phenomenon: Billionaires, Bunkers, and the Pursuit of Safety

The paragraph discusses the trend of prepping among the wealthy, including tech billionaires who are investing in luxury bunkers and securing second passports in countries like New Zealand. It contrasts the prepper's lifestyle with that of the average person, highlighting the increasing interest in self-sufficiency and preparedness. The prepper argues that prepping is a form of insurance against societal collapse and that it's a realistic response to the various threats facing modern society. The paragraph also touches on the psychological benefits of prepping, suggesting that it can provide a sense of purpose and community, especially in times of crisis.

25:06

🌌 The Future of Humanity: Prepping, Survival, and the Search for Meaning

In this final paragraph, the conversation turns to the broader implications of prepping and the human instinct for survival. It discusses the potential for societal collapse and the formation of tribes during times of crisis. The prepper acknowledges the darker side of human nature, suggesting that in a collapse, people may form smaller groups for protection and survival, potentially leading to conflict with other groups. The paragraph concludes with a reflection on the media's portrayal of preppers and the importance of understanding different perspectives. It encourages viewers to consider their own preparedness and to look beyond stereotypes when evaluating the actions of others.

Keywords

💡Doomsday Preppers

Doomsday Preppers are individuals who actively prepare for catastrophic events such as societal collapse, natural disasters, or pandemics by stockpiling supplies, building shelters, and learning survival skills. In the video script, the narrator spends time with a doomsday prepper to explore their motivations and preparations, challenging common stereotypes and discussing the practicalities of their lifestyle.

💡Collapse

The term 'collapse' in the script refers to the potential breakdown of society's infrastructure, economy, or political stability, leading to a chaotic and dangerous environment. The preppers in the video are preparing for such a collapse, which they believe could be triggered by various events, from natural disasters to technological failures.

💡Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is mentioned as a potential threat that could lead to societal collapse. The prepper in the video believes that the misuse of AI by malicious actors could result in catastrophic consequences, such as the creation of deadly viruses or nanotechnological disasters, highlighting the prepper's concern about advanced technology's dual-use nature.

💡Pandemic

A pandemic is a widespread disease outbreak that affects a large number of people across multiple countries or continents. The script references pandemics as one of the possible triggers for societal collapse, and the preppers are preparing for such health crises by stockpiling medical supplies and learning survival skills.

💡Survival Community

A survival community, as discussed in the script, is a group of like-minded individuals who come together to prepare for and potentially survive a societal collapse. These communities often pool resources, knowledge, and skills to increase their chances of survival in a post-collapse world.

💡Prepping

Prepping is the act of preparing for emergencies or disasters by gathering supplies, learning survival skills, and sometimes building shelters or bunkers. In the video, prepping is portrayed as a serious and comprehensive lifestyle choice, with preppers dedicating significant time and resources to ensure their readiness for various disaster scenarios.

💡Marauder

In the context of the video, a 'marauder' refers to a person who engages in looting, violence, or other criminal activities during a societal collapse. The preppers are concerned about the threat posed by marauders and take measures to defend their community and resources.

💡Stockpiling

Stockpiling is the act of accumulating and storing a large quantity of goods, typically in anticipation of a future need. Preppers stockpile food, water, medicines, and other essentials to sustain themselves and their communities during a crisis.

💡Self-sufficiency

Self-sufficiency is the ability to provide for one's own needs without reliance on external assistance. The preppers in the video strive for self-sufficiency by growing their own food, generating their own power, and developing skills to maintain their community's infrastructure.

💡Bunker

A bunker is a fortified underground shelter designed to protect occupants from external threats, such as attacks or natural disasters. In the script, bunkers are mentioned as a part of the preppers' strategy to survive a societal collapse, providing a secure place to live and store supplies.

💡Trigger Event

A trigger event is a specific incident or occurrence that sets off a chain of events leading to a larger disaster or crisis. In the video, the preppers are preparing for various potential trigger events that could lead to societal collapse, such as pandemics, grid failures, or asteroid impacts.

Highlights

The interviewee is a doomsday prepper showcasing one of his secret locations designed to survive societal collapse.

Prepping began in the 1950s due to fears of nuclear war, and the number of preppers has doubled since 2017 because of growing political, economic, and environmental tensions.

The interviewee believes that artificial intelligence poses the biggest threat to humanity, potentially leading to societal collapse.

The survival community has a tall watchtower for defense and to spot threats from miles away.

The community has 26 acres with an RV area, a large propane tank, and a guard station.

Preppers are advised not to disclose their location to anyone for security reasons.

The interviewee, a former intelligence officer, preps due to his understanding of various threats from his military background.

The threat of AI is not just from technology but from people who might misuse it for harmful purposes.

A grid-down scenario could lead to the collapse of essential services like water systems and military functions.

Tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg are investing in bunkers and security measures for societal collapse.

The prepper community includes a diverse range of people, not just radical far-right conspiracy theorists.

Preppers stockpile food, toilet paper, vitamins, and other essentials for long-term survival.

The community has a radiation detector and other equipment to ensure safety in various disaster scenarios.

Preppers are often libertarians who believe in self-reliance and distrust government's ability to protect during a collapse.

The community has a strict policy of not giving away resources to non-members during a collapse to ensure the survival of its members.

The interviewee discusses the psychological impact of prepping and the potential for increased happiness and sense of purpose during a collapse.

The video concludes with a discussion on human nature and the tendency to form tribes during crises, which can lead to both cooperation and conflict.

Transcripts

I don't really care what the trigger

event is it could be a pandemic could be

the grid goes down an asteroid could hit

this is a doomsday prepper showing me

one of his secret locations made to

survive society's collapse I don't care

if Mother Teresa is out there with free

orphans we will not give food to anyone

prepping began in the 1950s driven by

fears of nuclear collapse leading many

Americans to build Fallout shelters and

it's evolved over time but since 2017

the number of Preppers has doubled due

to growing tensions in politics economy

and environment so I wanted to spend the

day with the Mastermind behind the

survival Community to understand are

Preppers just radical far-right

conspiracy theorists is America in

society headed for collapse or is it

just fearmongering the biggest threat

it's artificial intelligence this

technology is going to kill most of

mankind and might destroy the planet and

if Society collapses how afraid should

we be all I going in was the show

Doomsday Preppers and so that's honestly

what I was expecting first R of prepping

by the way is don't tell anyone your our

location is confidential it's kind of

like Fight Club in a way it's exactly

it's exactly that way so you're saying

this is like the tallest log Watchtower

you said tallest log building period in

the world in the world do you want to

strap up now yeah let's do it strap me

up so is this like uh rule number one is

always be strapped here well in a

collapse it absolutely is if if there's

a Marauder group they're not just going

to come blundering in and attack you

they're going to look at you they're

going to send out observers they're

going to spy on you we want him to

decide no way in hell do we want to

attack these guys so he showed me around

the tower from their rooms to how it was

built and now brought me up to the top

to see how they can see threats for

miles away this deck is Plastic Lumber

it'll Flex don't feel like you're going

to fall so how many acres uh we have 26

Acres 2 yeah RV area there see a giant

tank there that's a th000 gon propane

tag you don't normally see him that big

and that puppy is always topped off cuz

that's our propane generator Mara group

could come through here so we got a

Guard Station over there pointing at

that so you'll see later on from their

weapons to their food it was clearly

well thought out but I was still curious

because what were they exactly prepping

for Wow you went to Harvard yeah Harvard

I saw your video on Harvard I'm an

analyst I was in the intelligence field

as an the Air Force and so I've studied

threats and that's why I'm a prepper no

one can study crisper and biotechnology

or artificial intelligence and come to

any conclusion except that this

technology is going to kill most of

mankind and might destroy the planet it

will eventually it's inevitable so what

do you think is the most likely outcome

we don't we call it a trigger event I

don't really care what the trigger event

is it could be a pandemic could be the

grid goes down an asteroid could hit

throw up block out the clouds and the

biggest threat it's artificial

intelligence the threat of artificial

intelligence is not bad computers and

bad robots the threat of artificial

intelligence is bad people what if

you're some religious fanatic and think

that we need or you're a biologist who

thinks that there's too many people I'm

going to design a virus or design a

nanotechnology disaster to kill off

almost all the people and now I've saved

the planet interesting even crappy North

Korea with their crappy little nuclear

force can destroy the O electric grid

whenever they want and when our grid

goes down

you lose Municipal Water Systems the

economy won't function our military

doesn't function either so that's how

you destroy the United States as you do

an attack on our electric grid and when

that happens it's game over well

Preppers know that and that's why

Preppers follow first world prepping is

don't time when your prepper cuz they

don't want people to know that hey I got

a basement full of stuff um so for rch

we are the nation's probably the world's

largest recreational and survival

community and we have both so when you

come here in Good Times you vacation but

in bad times we turn into survival

community and our members know that it

remains to be seen whether this whole

world-ending thing is valid and whether

you and I should be doing something to

prepare because every day we hear all

these different ways in which the world

is going to go to [ __ ] whether that's

something out of her control like a

pandemic or a disaster to an allout War

you must stay at home riots breaking out

in city after City Vladimir Putin is not

joking but what's interesting is that

people with probably the most exclusive

access to what's going on in the world

have now started to prep over the last

few years Tech billionaires are buying

Up luxury bunkers in military security

to survive a societal collapse like Mark

Zuckerberg literally just bought a $270

million private bunker in Hawaii is

there something that Mark Zuckerberg

seems to know that we don't and it's not

just him people like Shaq Kim kashian

Tom Cruz are installing private bunkers

inside of their own homes as well as

Tech investors like Peter theel are

getting passports in other countries

like New Zealand to build bunkers there

it's some pretty big holes in Colorado

and there's a lot of bunkers in New

Zealand too that are owned by

billionaires and it's one of the reasons

why I wanted to make this video because

if billionaires and preppers are

becoming the same are we The Crazy Ones

for not preparing for the worst because

take a look at this for example I am

preparing for a worldwide pandemic this

video of a pandemic prepper was filmed

12 years ago and if you look at the

comments literally everyone is calling

her a Karen but now she's probably

laughing her ass off in her

bunker so I wanted to confront him on

what he knows that we don't and see

exactly what and how they were preparing

for because as the saying goes are you

crazy until you're not so we'll get into

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air conditioning in here but you can

feel the difference when you go

underground

what's your best weapon that that you

you personally like shooting the most uh

it would probably be this this is the

long sniper S I mean for for close in I

still I'll still take a 12 gauge shotgun

if it's close in I'd rather have a 12

gauge pump uh the AR is a great weapon

but um this thing makes a lot a lot of

power behind it it's a lot harder to

miss so we've got you know steel helmets

for guards the night vision equipment so

at night if a deer is coming into our

garden to eat we obviously want to shoot

that deer we can't can't shoot with the

rifle that's going to scare members wake

them up and they're going to you know

we'll have an injury potentially rushing

to defend ourselves that's what we got

crossbows uh so we can shoot the deer

with that uh this is our radiation

detector these are very important I said

we have two of these at every location

cuz you can't afford to be without a

radiation detector but the main thing we

stockpile are are rice uh wheat berries

it's basically wheat that you grind up

into flour uh pinto beans and rice again

it's all about calories so if you step

in here

more wow a lot more food storage there

go toilet paper that might be the

currency of the future I want to make it

absolutely clear we do not promise a

year of toilet paper I mean if you saw

Co that that was a currency vitamins

that's another important thing to

stockpile is vitamins and then we have a

variety of food so there's some fun

stuff you got to have a lot of salt

there is a little bit of coffee we don't

rely on electricity we've got wood

stoves so you can run this on a wood

stove all the

time I'm curious I'm sure you've gone

and called this many many times a

conspiracy theorist does that affect you

anymore or did it early no that that

doesn't have anything to with purpose

there are some people who you know think

that well I'll give you that you know

FEMA wants to do concentration camps

I've heard that rumor before what is a

like FEMA FEMA Federal Emergency

Management Association uh some people

say oh FEMA that wants to do

concentration camps and and that's just

nonsense you know we've got real threats

to worry about uh FEMA is not our enemy

they're not going to be able to help us

so remember Hurricane Katrina yeah so

Katrina FEMA was in charge of the relief

efforts there and they did a pretty bad

job do you realize that most US states

sent guard troops to help in the Katrina

recovery effort it was just one little

localized area and a collapse everyone's

and you know when the grid goes down

across the US everyone's in trouble and

the other thing is nowadays there's so

much more interest in marauding whether

it's due to walking dead or or what the

reason there's just so much more

interest in

is Maring another example is flash mobs

I should have mentioned that earlier

those things happen more and more well

it happens all the time in California

the Home Depot thing yeah where these

mobs go in the luxury stores too yeah

Nordstroms whatever it was quite a few

of them there's so much more of that

that Americans are just getting more and

more trained to marad and so there seems

to be many ways that Society could

collapse from the electrical grid to the

political divide but before we went to

the shooting range he wanted to show me

how people were going to live in this

survival community so this is a luxury

room here a toilet right next to the

bedroom this is yeah it's well it's a

private room this is their private

toilet their private sink so this is an

older couple but this is their stuff so

most of our members will do this we have

food that we stockpile but you know they

want more toilet paper so they brought

more toilet paper they stockpile food

cuz a lot of our members are Preppers

before they join so they've already got

stuff is there like a common profile of

people that are are like your clients

like they tend to lean Left Right have

certain interests they do tend to be

libertarian Libertarians understand that

the government isn't going to be able to

protect you in a collapse Democrats tend

to believe that the government will take

care of you and the Democratic party

wants people to believe that they want a

dependent population they love welfare

programs they love social programs look

at Bernie Sanders he would have he's a

socialist so if you believe the

government's going to take care of you

why would you prepare so you guys always

have like guns placed strategically

anywhere again every member has to have

a weapon and most people have a rifle

and a pistol now this is again this is

not normal this is a really large uh

luxury room most of our rooms are quite

a bit smaller than this these are shelf

stable meal bars they're not they're not

good I don't think anything that's

that's considered food that looks like

this could be in a collapse when you're

starving to death you'll be you'll think

it's the it it's basically it's a lot

like a sea ration from World War II you

know it's it's grain and stuff compacted

together very very dense you're trying

to get as many calories as you can is

like in it or no it's not meat well I'll

tell you sugar wheat flour palm

shortening corn starch yeah this is

carbs this is calories this is calories

to keep you alive so this is our this is

our kitchen so wood stoves got the pipes

over here this is our wood stove here

yeah I guess how's food going to be is

are you just going to be hunting the

animals that are here absolutely they're

hunting everything that moves so yeah

know snakes will eat snakes damn uh wild

boar a lot of wild boar is good now if

it's an old meal I'm not going to eat

that for people but we're certainly

going to make dog food out of it our our

guard dogs will eat it they look very

distr uh these are Dorper meat sheep so

you don't grow these sheep for wool you

grow them strictly for meat and they can

reproduce fairly quickly they're really

good survival

sheep did they taste

good I think so oh my god oh [ __ ] so as

I mentioned earlier billionaires are now

starting to prep but that still doesn't

account for why the number of Preppers

has literally double over the last seven

years and what it's done is that it's

changed the face of the typical prepper

from what it used to be because let's be

real you thought of a certain profile

when you clicked on this video or or

thought of a prepper right I mean I did

because what's been most interesting is

that more minorities people considered

left of Center politically have now

begun to prep and I think a big part of

this has been the diversity and

inclusion programs like queers for

prepping that that really got a lot of

people into it I'm I'm kidding I'm

kidding bad joke bad joke but in all

seriousness it makes sense whether it be

in the past like Hurricane Katrina to

the 2008 Global financial crisis to the

more recent examples like the pandemic

people in our generation have seen a lot

of major institutions fail as well as

systems and I think what people no

matter what side of the political aisle

or how rich you are are realizing is

that when [ __ ] hits the fan it will

impact everyone and it makes sense why

there's a demand for survival Community

like this but whether it be investing in

your own bunker or buying into one one

other Trend that has been interesting to

see has been the increase in gun sales

they saw 30% more gun sales last month

than the previous like even my pops

who's round six and never really shot

guns throughout his life at all has

recently bought a gun just a few years

ago because of the uncertainty and a lot

of the political divide and so I was

curious to see how these guys preed with

guns and what will probably be the most

important tool if things go to

[ __ ] I was in the Marine Corps for for

15 years as a military policeman you

know I I was looking for a community to

be a part of because I had been part of

one when I was in the military and then

I found uh Drew while I was searching

online and then found out that he

actually hires people who are veterans

so I came out here I've been out here

for two years now all right then let's

do a let's do a bet who can get a

bullseye

uho it's a lot it's a lot louder than I

thought yeah so aren't you glad you

uh oh my God the F the first bullet like

caught me off guard so grab onto this

pull it back all the way

now it should have put a round in the

chamber there's the safety right there

so just when you're ready once you get

yourself on target put it on

fire it's not going to [ __ ] up my cheek

is no no no you'll be surprised it's not

uh super

powerful is it what you expected yeah it

is okay wow that was

awesome can I ask you a serious scenario

that could happen like let's if so say

ship goes to fan and you know you guys

have everything PR perimeter secured and

a wife or like a like a mom and like a

daughter comes walking up asking you

guys for like help would you guys be

merciful in that would you take the shot

maybe people could band together and

consider you know making a care package

for them or something but I I would have

to be like look you we're being

extremely generous doing this but you

you you have to move on from this you

can't on us yeah uh we will not give

food to anyone I don't care if Mother

Teresa is out there with three orphans

we will not give her any food and the

reason is I don't know how long a

collapse is going to last I got a

contract a promise to my members to keep

them alive and we're focused on that if

I give away any kind of food and the

collapse lasts longer and our members

now start starving to death that's on me

so we have a absolute policy only

members can be here in a collapse we

don't give away anything How about if it

was like your family and friends but

didn't join how would you treat that un

I I would give some of my personal

things to them but I would I would tell

them you you knew it's not like I didn't

tell you it's not like you didn't know I

I'm I'm sorry but you know you have to

do your do your thing you

know keep keep the gun pointed out yeah

so keep it put it down there you just

sit it down make sure you put it back on

safe safety

hey look look look yeah you got okay I

got I got one head shot and then you

were off a little bit oh my God I wasn't

even

close

o I feel like I just completely missed

also is it better to go like this like

uh yeah I usually CL close one don't

look at the Target focus on this while

you're pulling the

trigger did I get a bull you got to you

got to catch up man although I although

I fire like 20 bullets so

yeah looks like you oh look at that you

hit the dirt once but then you ended up

with the first bullseye of the day so

let's go there you go let's go I mean I

have to be like honest too cuz like

everything that you guys have shown me

today you know and and we're about to

get into I feel like very unprepared I

mean I've realized that right yes and

and I knew that going into this too but

do you feel like in a way a lot of like

modern humans have been kind of Stripped

Away or not not prioritized being

prepared when kind of like that line of

civilization could also just be chopped

off very very quickly there's such a

Reliance on on everybody else you know

there's a my my Plumbing is going out

there's a guy to take care of that I I

don't want to go to Burger King and get

a hamburger the guy will bring it to me

and I think what I've realized is that

as a modern man man we do not know how

to do jack [ __ ] the modern man today can

order food find love learn information

be entertained all on a phone all while

taking a [ __ ] and in many ways I'm no

better right I live right in the city

where I have access to a Target or a

Whole Foods and literally anything from

what I wipe my ass with to the 20,000

different brands of cereal and chips

right at my disposal but hey your boy

can shoot them so as a modern humans

we've lost this need for survival skills

as we become more more disconnected from

how we get our food water to different

products but at the same time I can't

help but think that this Obsession or in

some instances hope that the world ends

is even realistic or is it more so like

this part of human nature to want to

appease this discomfort that we have

with death and what I mean by this is

because there's been predictions before

right from the Millennium apocalypse in

year a000 to Y2K in 2000 to the Mayan

apocalypse more recently in 2012 and

none of this obviously happened but

these also won't be the last but that's

not the only evidence for it right like

we're fascinated with this concept of

the world ending whether it's the amount

of views these sorts of Bunker videos

get to Media like The Walking Dead to I

Am Legend and now which you know very

much well this could happen the theory

that AI is going to replace us all and

so I'll be curious to know what you guys

think in the comments but I I at least

was starting to view prepping way

differently than when I came into it but

now I wanted to really challenge him

because is all this necessary or is all

of this about profiting off of people's

fears my job

is I need I need to know what's

happening and if I see something coming

I can contact my people directly if you

guys live in that area

and you're you have to evacuate you

could come here I see so in a way like

when things and Trends and incidents

happen it's kind of like a good

marketing push for you guys is that fair

to say it is that sounds a little bit

like predatory like if I frame it that

way but so it's this is a form of

insurance this is just a life insurance

for if all if everything else totally

collapses anyone can have a situation

where you become a Marauder if you're

starving to death and Military people

see that we recognize it but Preppers in

general they're people who are realists

and they recognize that when Law and

Order vanishes and it can vanish easily

people are going to do bad things to

stay alive and we saw that in the United

States over the past several years

people say it was the co pandemic it

really wasn't Co it was more Portland

places where they saw rioting going on

and police lost control all it takes in

any City you name the city I don't care

how great your police force is how well

behaved they are if hundreds to a

thousand people decide to go out looting

you cannot stop them I think the biggest

theme is that you guys all kind of

distrust the government uh or else you

wouldn't be prepping right it's not just

the government but the government can't

help us all in in a thing so I mean the

government can't can't take care of all

of us and in every situation so it's

it's just kind of you know the police

and the National Guard their top

priority is protect the government or

protect the city officials so they now

have to assign more policemen for

protecting the government so the first

thing that happens in a collapse is your

Threat Level goes up people are out

looting and marauding and the number of

policemen available to protect you goes

down so whether you or a prepper

believes that society's collapse is

going to come down to a new pandemic the

electric grid failing or a Civil War I

think there's one thing in common in the

book tribe by SA fashion Jer a former

War correspondent explains this

perfectly in his book he explores how

Modern Life despite its comfort and

stability has led to feelings of

isolation depression and a lack of

meaning but during moments of great

instability hardship and crisis like war

or a disaster what he found is that

people acted differently an example

right after 9/11 he found that people

from all backgrounds surprisingly found

solidarity in a great sense of purpose

400,000 volunteers participated in the

rescue and Recovery 500,000 units of

blood were donated and over $2

billion was contributed to Charities and

what Jer found is that just how people

have an instinct to survive they also

have an instinct to bond and cooperate

as a tribe during times of stress and

hardship I know you mentioned mental

health as like a prity when [ __ ] does go

down do you feel like a lot of members

actually might actually be happier than

they were before in the sense that they

have a sense of purpose they're out in

nature what do you think about that the

biggest problem is that you know not

everyone you know is going to be

protected so you're going to be upset by

you know other family members and

friends who aren't going to make it

through a collapse you'll get to make

some pretty good friends during a

collapse and you may want to go back

together and maybe you know work

together cooperate so this shows the

Hard Times bring people together but

there's a catch cuz if there's a tribe

that must mean that there's other tribes

and more likely another enemy because at

the same time there was solidarity

amongst many Americans there was also a

1700% increase in hate crimes where not

only innocent Muslims were targeted but

also anyone perceived to be Middle

Eastern or South Asian balbeer sing sodi

was one such innocent man though he

wasn't even Muslim but a seik but he was

shot and killed outside a gas station

and what I realize is as much as I love

to believe that when Law and Order

breaks down that we as humans will band

together it's more likely that it will

be more in the form of smaller tribes

that people create for community and to

ensure survival and often times this

common enemy will be used and even

needed to create a greater sense of this

community and overall purpose so I think

what this says is that in order for us

to achieve world peace as humans we're

going to need like an alien invade us

because as much as I love to believe

that humans are fundamentally good maybe

the truth is is that we're more so

selfish and that when it comes to

survival selfish things might be done in

order to survive and if anyone watching

at this point can agree is that what the

show Doomsday Preppers got wrong is that

may maybe these Preppers aren't really

as crazy as they may seem and at the

very least it probably can't hurt for

all of us to prepare in some way and

just like we do with all the topics in

our channel is that unless we go and

talk to these people that we may write

off as crazy will only ever see the

world through the media's lens that they

create for you because remember not

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