To be genuinely concerned about the next few years

[YellowDuck1]

Or have I been spending too much time online?

I am the sort to bury my head in the sand/avoid the news as I find it quite difficult to be so out of control. However I still seem to end up seeing a lot of it.. How we are going to be impacted because of everything that’s unfolding in Iran.

Should we be prepping? Stockpiling?

But most people aren't prepping for an apocalypse, whether nuke or zombie. What is wrong with having some water for a burst pipe, a heat source in case a storm knocks out the power, or some extra food in case you lose your job and need tiding over. Most preppers aren't all guns n ammo and 40 years of long life edible cardboard.

But some people are; and blithely assuming that we’re all going to be peering admiringly over their fence at their largesse.

I always (way before pandemic!) had a big stock of loo rolls, and tins etc - mostly thinking about being trapped in with flu/broken leg etc. But actual prepping is going to be a short-term endeavour if world disaster strikes.

When prepping is in MSM I think we can conclude times are bad.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/apr/04/foods-to-stockpile-emergency-store

I don't even understand the broken leg scenario, you'd just get Tesco to deliver surely?

Supermarkets don't deliver everywhere.

Not everyone is computer literate or has someone to help them unfortunately

This ^^

I am thankful that I don’t live in a war zone.

And I was talking about before the psndemic - home deliveries were a rare bird then.

They were also talking about stockpiling before brexit etc.

Honestly if food is so low, do you think everyone who hasn’t stockpiled will just sit calmly and starve to death and watch their children starve to death? Or do you think people will start breaking into neighbours houses etc to steal what they have?

www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2018/jul/12/a-no-deal-brexit-survival-guide-what-food-to-stockpile

No, I think they’d try Clapham Junction M&S first.

I have stocked up on non perishables. I like to keep a full store cupboard. It makes sense to always have one spare of every tin/ ketchup bottle etc.

I think most people are considering times being harder than usual over the next few years, not total societal collapse. I have no intention of surviving complete breakdown of the nation, or a nuclear scenario. I need too many medical things for that to be feasible. I just like to be prepared for everyday wobbles and supply chain disruption.

Longer term even the doomsday peppers would run out, so you need the skills to be able to survive. Grow, hunt and forage food, make and repair clothes, keep houses in good repair etc. Frankly bugger that, I prefer access to memory foam pillows, pre-chopped onions and central heating!

Tbf if there was an apocalypse I’d be crying out for the zombies to bite me. I’m not sure I’d want to live like that :/

Hard disagree. The global situation is engulfing the whole world, feels like on the edge of a precipice to me.

Plus on a national scale things are dire. Unemployment, ai threat, huge national debt, prices will skyrocket, I can’t see how they won’t,

If we get nuked then we won't even know.

If there is economic collapse then it makes sense to be as self sufficient as you can in advance - unskill, take on more work etc. The current safety net/benefits are unlikely to exist in future.

Collapse now and avoid the rush. Gradually try to rearrange your life to be less dependent on fragile and over complicated systems. Live within walking distance of work/school/shops etc. Reduce energy usage at home. Build skills and a network of local people to cooperate with. Put the money you save aside and reduce debt, overpay your mortgage, build a cushion to ease future price rises.