Sorry for the black pill… but there’s really no other way to address this issue. we NEED to be prepared for the worst case scenario even though we may not ever get there. And those who have not yet prepared, let’s help them out.
Here’s why one needs to be prepared for the worst…
US gas prices projected to hit over $300 a barrel https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-warns-west-300-per-barrel-oil-cuts-eu-gas-supply-2022-03-07/
Hungary cut off world wide wheat supply https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL5N2VA3WO
Wheat price is SOARING! https://www.ft.com/content/e6a28dd9-ecea-4d67-b6b5-a50301b731b2
Broken supply chain in the US https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/06/17/why-the-pandemic-has-disrupted-supply-chains/
Empty grocery store shelves https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/02/03/empty-shelves-this-is-what-kprc-2-viewers-said-theyve-missed-the-most-at-stores/?outputType=amp
Prices going up https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2021/12/10/costco-prices-up-over-45-yet-demand-remains-strong/amp/
Stock markets going absolutely fucking wild (and these clowns trying to justify it 😂😂) https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/things-to-know-today-51621599477
Huge housing disruptions https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/homes-for-sale-hit-record-low/
Expect more power outages more frequently https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/15/texas-ercot-blackouts-summer-climate/amp/
Near Impossible to buy a car due to chip shortage AND inflation https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/inflation-new-used-car-prices-2022/
Money printers go brrrrrrrrr https://www.seattletimes.com/business/as-the-federal-reserves-money-printer-quiets-markets-shake/?amp=1
The rich just getting richer https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/
Precious Metals hitting highs. Gold over $2k https://www.kitco.com/market/
Our dollar is trash https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/investors-bet-on-more-dollar-weakness-11606386601
And I can go ON AND ON AND ON AND ON!!!
I think it’s time we help each other with preparing for potentially the worst. I believe we will jump into a severe depression, so our commodities may actually end up being tradable goods and benefit us.
Please contribute information for our fellow community members who may not understand much about prepping. I will comment below as well.
👏 We have several generations of kids who have become adults hooked to video games. I’m not downing video games! However it’s up to the parents to set limits. There will always be sorry people in every generation. Some people are just lazy scumbags that want to live off others work. Others were never taught hard work & that’s what we are facing today. The majority of people under thirty don’t know how fix anything. Think about the generations to follow them. Thankfully some still want to learn and there’s good how to videos. That’s the one positive about YouTube. My husband was never trained to work on cars. He’s learned from YouTube. He rebuilt a motorcycle from YouTube videos.
Think about the generations before them!
Your perception of "there will always be sorry people in every generation." is astute, so allow me to sling some mud on the ones that came before me.
Our parents generation took everything to a mechanic, and waited until it broke and was dead on the road to call a tow truck to get it there.
No concept of preventative maintenance whatsoever!
They did this with everything, kids, relationships, jobs - if it wasnt it deadass in front of them, or blasted on the tube, it didnt exist!
And they got the nerve to blame everyone else who came after them about the mess they SEE ON TV.
They used to make me think I was some asshole kid for pointing this out as a teenager, but after listening to grandparents complain about them, and listening to "the salt of the earth type of people", I learned we had a lot of similar complaints.