I’ve had a couple of friends ask me if I’m prepping.

Prepping for what?

I see the UK is doing a Be Prepared campaign and Fucking Dan Bongino said something on a podcast. What’s that about?

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    Nothing.

    It’s just a thing that’s trending on social media the past few days, and stupid people are freaking out about it.

    Remember when everyone horded toilet paper for no good reason during the pandemic? same thing. Stupid people see stupid shit and panic and spread their panic.

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      This explanation misses the mark. People hoarded toilet paper during the pandemic to gain some sort of sense of control. This question is about a government issued advice. Very different.

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        Trying to gain a sense of control about things you can’t control is what stupid people do.

        You realize governments push new and updated info campaigns all the time right? They just don’t trend on social media typically.

        But hey, if it makes YOU feel special that there is going to be a major disaster next week, feel free to think that Just like the people who prepped and freaked out about the end of the world on Dec 21, 2012. Last time I checked the world didn’t end on that date… but clearly I’m living in a computer simulation so what do I really know!

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          Whoa, someone’s cranky! Maybe grab a snack and have a nap?

          If you read my reply carefully, I did not buy into the alarmism here. In fact, elsewhere in the thread I commented:

          It’s probably nothing but anxious news cycle before the elections picking up any “abnormal” signals. However, these kind of announcements are most likely unrelated to any expected threat and more to prepare population for general instability, whatever it might be.

          But seriously, get those blood sugar levels up and watch your sleeping.

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            Right, because I’m not panicking and filling my bathtub with water tonight, I’m the one who is a immature child. Clearly if I was a mature adult I’d have a 3 months supply of survival rations for the inevitable collapse of society, because that’s what responsible mature people do!

            It’s not that preppers are stupid and delusional people, whose beliefs are mostly driven by their egotism that they are someone going to survive the end of the world.

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              No, you’re the immature child because your response is cranky as hell. Remember, use your inside voice first if it all is just trying to pour out, then pick what you want to say with your outside voice.

              Also, I hope you had a good sleep and are fresh for a new day!

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                Or you just characterize people you disagree with as children to feel superior because you don’t have any real legit counter argument or perspective.

                We call this projection. Accuse your opponent of what you are doing.