What is a doomsday Prepper?
Updated: Aug 15, 2021
Ever wondered what a prepper was and why people think their preppers are crazy?
Definition: Prepper
A person who believes a catastrophic disaster or emergency is likely to occur in the future and makes active preparations for it, typically by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.You’ll be posting loads of engaging content, so be sure to keep your blog organized with Categories that also allow visitors to explore more of what interests them.
I believe Survivalism is a better word to describe what it is people do.
The definition of survivalism:
Survivalism is a social movement of individuals or groups who proactively prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters, as well as disruptions to social, political, or economic order
Prepper: A misconstrued synonym for survivalist that came into common usage during the early 2000's.
The definition of crazy:
Mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way.
"Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor" extremely enthusiastic.
The definition of paranoid:
of, characterized by, or suffering from the mental condition of paranoia.
unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful.
Are preppers crazy or do people have valid concerns?
Now that the correct definitions are put into play, Now we can get down the main questions and issues.
Do preppers have a valid reason to be concerned or are they crazy?
To be honest I do not believe preppers are crazy, I myself in fact prep, some people might find my post kind of bias, because I do prep, but trust me I did come from the most open place in my heart when I created this post.
No while I say I don't think all preppers in general are crazy, I can say I do believe some preppers start of paranoid to the point where they may seem crazy. Here I will give some examples, reasoning, and more later into this post.
Although preppers have long been the subject of ridicule, I imagine many of us will take on some of their habits, or at the very least make space in our closets and garages for non-perishables.
Scooping up scarce necessities gives people a sense of control during times of uncertainty, so when the great toilet-paper dash-and-grab of 2020 it did nothing but confirm the suspicions of what can happen when people aren't ready, or prepared for the unknown. Six weeks after the initial pandemic hoarding spree, many key commodities are still in short supply.
With about half or a little more than half (at this point) of the population now unemployed, Americans are looking for assistance from food banks, in lines stretching for miles in some places. These spectacles of desperation are both a censure of our society and a revelation about our collective lack of personal preparedness.
The prepper community has gotten so big, that prepping has now become a multi billion-dollar-a-year industry in the U.S. In a 2017 interview with Bloomberg, Aaron Jackson, then the CEO of Wise Co., a Salt Lake City–based producer of freeze-dried fare with a 25-year shelf life, declared that his food was a staple “that every American household in this age of uncertainty should have.” Jackson estimates that survival food sales alone total about $400 million annually.
Prepping is, at its heart, a kind of activism, a bulwark against the false promises of capitalism, of the idea of endless growth and the perpetual availability of resources.
The secrecy is key because “hoarding” has been deemed pathological. We’re meant to trust business, trade networks, and markets to provide what we need, to not question the resiliency of globalization.
People are quick to call preppers crazy because they prepare for uncertain catastrophes, or events, which could be anything really. Yet don't understand Nothing last forever including humanity, in which the Covid- 19 pandemic showcased that.
you had parents running around wondering how they where going to pay their bills, feed their kids, feed themselves, where they were going to live, so many homeless people sleeping in cars, and shelters which didn't last either.
People fighting over toilet paper, food, baby supplies, Stocking up knowing other people needed it to in the time of need , and more, yet people think that, that is okay or acceptable. Like if it was that bad then
Reality wise, and from how I see it, before the pandemic everyone was a prepper, to be a prepper, was to prepare especially for the unknown. Kids in school study and prepare for all school test and prepare for their future, Buying groceries and things you need, you don't simply buy for that 1 day you buy for as many days as you need (a.k.a. stocking up or "hoarding"), sports games, the military, the government,firemen, police officers, everyone prepares for anything and everything whether its upcoming, or for the future whether you know it or not.
Now its understandable that people cannot prepare for everything, but you can prepare for most. keep in mind its always better to have something, than to have nothing. Its also just reassuring that you don't have wait hand and foot on the government to help you out, and that you just have everything even if its for a little while to hold you and your family down. So get it while you can before its all gone.
Many of those outside the prepper community have long viewed preppers as overly paranoid, a sentiment perhaps amplified by shows like Doomsday Preppers, which turns their efforts into fodder for the rest of our entertainments.
People tend to think prepping is expensive about takes so much time, but really even the little things count and can make a bad situation better. you don't even have to buy the highest quality equipment or gear, 10- 20 dollars a week or day is good, because like I said earlier Its better to have something, than to have nothing.
Prepping has gotten so mainstream, because a lot of people are waking up and seeing the reality that we live, and that nothing is certain or forever. Nobody wants to sit around wondering whens their next meal is going to come or how to feed their kids. So its better to be prepared.
Now onto why I say prepping paranoia can lead to being crazy. Unfortunately within the prepper community you have some people who can't handle being a prepper. preppers come from all walks of life, from stay at home moms, homesteaders, military vets, teachers, you tubers, and even religious people.
For most of us it is a lifestyle or hobby, for others, some can't seem to handle the knowledge of prepping, or joins a group who spews a bunch of rhetoric that leads to a problem such a paranoia and because their so paranoid and listing to everything someone says without doing proper research. They go down a rabbit whole into crazy town.
Some preppers do genuinely have mental illnesses or is legally not allowed to have certain items and firearms, and because they believe in the constitution so much they tend to put up a fight to keep what they have, which leads to more and more problems such as getting arrested and it ends up on the news. which then leads to people thinking negatively of the term preppers. which is a very small percentage.
So from my view and a couple others I have talked to prepping is very noramal and in fact not crazy at all for the general group, but you do have a couple bad eggs in the bunch, which is also normal for any situation.
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