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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.


Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.


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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do not become Mormon. Seriously. Fuck anyone that even jokes about joining that goddamn cult just so that they can be a prepper.

Preppers get a bad rep because there are a lot of far-right gravy seal types in it that think that with enough guns they can loot what they need, but there are a lot of more serious, sober people that recognize that the US is really bad at being ready for major disasters (like, say, a global pandemic?), and try to have as much of their own shit together as possible.

One really important tip: you will not survive a major disaster that causes a complete breakdown of society for an extended period of time unless you've built a community of people that are all working together.

[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago

Yep, the unit of human survival is not the individual, it's the community.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny, in modern countries, gun owners are considered the most cowardly, pathetic humans on earth. It'll probably be quite easy to defeat them when it comes to it 😂