Imagine old Noah. Building an ark is laborious.
About day 279 he's slowing down & God lights up the sky w/a few thunderbolts to get Noah re-motivated, which he does - & the people laugh & point & mock.
Imagine how re-motivation looks in today's world.
You see warning signs [re-motivation signs] all over.
& laughter w/mockery.
Keep preparing - it IS coming.
Even if the time is not yet - soon.
I get a bad feeling about "The Country Folk".
Did a limited research on it a few weeks ago, and they didn't fare as well as we'd suppose during critical times of shortage.
"The Have Nots" will head to the countryside to forage en masse if stocks get critical.
Quite a few historical examples of the pillaging of the countryside involving expenditures of ammo etc during civil and world wars.
One of the key elements lending itself to poor outcomes for country folk was the distance from neighbors/reinforcements.
South African farmers as an example.
Smaller communities with an established support group/system might be better.
This right here. You're gonna need a band of ride-or-die crusaders to make it out alive. And have lots of essentials to barter with. Know how to make/fix things. Stills to clean water and make alcohol, fuel, generators, etc.