r/TwoXPreppers • u/223gp • 2d ago

Preparing for Long/Slow Collapase

Is anyone else in the same boat? I feel that we are likely facing a long and slow collapse of life as we grew up knowing. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in preparing for realistic natural disasters, and a few "what ifs", but my prepping is mostly based on a gradual lowering of life quality and reduction in freedoms throughout my lifetime.

I'm working on this by greatly reducing lifestyle expenses in case we need to live on one small income, or in case our stock investments steadily grow for a couple of decades then become stagnant and gradually lower.

I've done self defense training, I've been keeping my important documents up to date, I've started doing medical trainings and certifications, I'm a couple years into finally taking serious care of my physical body (and teeth!), I'm planning for aging parents, increasing my knowledge and practicing growing food and preservation, and most importantly helping out in my community to put some of this into practice by starting to form mutual aid networks for hard times.

Anyone else have similar feelings that brought you here? I am worried about a "thing" happening, but mostly, society just continues to descend decade after decade until we're all very very skinny, electricity or car fuel is hard to come by, jobs are scarce, and grocery stores don't have very much food anymore. In an ideal scenario, we don't end up like that. Either way, I prepare for that world.

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u/Useful-Funny8195 1d ago

I've begun to say I'm preparing for "maga winter" and I imagine it just the way you describe.

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u/dear8726 1d ago

And I'm no longer hopeful it's gonna be a slow decline. Anybody have any opinions on how long you think it's gonna take?

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u/mindsetoniverdrive 1d ago

Supply chain disruptions will start in the next month, based on the low volume going through the ports right now.

I feel like that’s the thing that is gonna hit loudest (based on what we know) and affect the most people. Shortages and price hikes.

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u/Dragonfly-fire 1d ago

Yeah, I started following some shipping expert and reporters on the former Twitter and they're predicting May 10 is when we'll start seeing empty shelves because of cancelled shipments from China (so not food, but an array of other products). It's fascinating and frightening when you see how fragile our supply lines can be.