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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't really understand preppers. Why would you want to survive after society collapses? That sounds awful.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The chance to create a new society in our own image. With government subsidised cocaine and hookers.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The problem is "our" image is not something we all agree on. I see no reason for that to be different for the handful of survivors. The survivors will most likely end up wishing they had died quickly.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Than have to scrape by in a post-apocalyptic hellscape? Absolutely.

I don't have a Mad Max fantasy.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Not very shiny and chrome of you.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, what a movie. What a lovely movie!

[–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Probably evolution. My guess is that there have always been "weirdos" that live at the outside or are especially paranoid. Most of the time it's just weird, but sometimes it payed off during our evolution.

Basically your great great great great great great great great great great granddad was a prepper. But you didn't inherit the prepper gene.