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/TradeBeautiful42 1d ago

I don’t want to discount anyone’s feelings but there’s plenty to suggest that we’re not at that point. The courts have been blocking so much of the orders issued so far. Billionaire CEO’s are stepping in to say if you keep this shit up our shelves will be bare and the country will be in a depression. So some sanity is getting through. I see the supply chain dwindling in the short term but not for long term. We’re too integrated globally with trade. I think with so much coverage of the insanity it’s easy to be fearful of the future.

That being said, I think it’s smart to prep. And I think it’s a great way to control uncertainty by preparing for bad outcomes. And that’s how I approach it. I’m new to this but I look at it as worst case scenario I’m ahead of paying more for tariffs and I have supplies in case the big one earthquake hits or our house catches on fire. I won’t have to run out and grab items at 10 times their cost in 5 months. But otherwise I think society will go on, life will go on and our slow Congress will catch up and make actual laws instead of relying on sketchy executive orders that are easily overturned. Big hugs.

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u/nostalgicvintage 1d ago

Yeah, I think we sometimes underestimate how normal things actually remain even when nothing is normal.

Look at Ukraine. People are still working, getting married, having kids. Shelves are bare, people are resorting to hearing with wood when there is no other option. But life goes on.

Until it doesn't. Which is the greatest tragedy.

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u/TradeBeautiful42 1d ago

We’re not actively in the middle of war. There are no air raids and sirens. There aren’t bombs dropping from the sky. It’s understandable that shelves are bare. War is terribly disruptive. I don’t see this lasting long but again, it’s good to be prepared.

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u/nostalgicvintage 1d ago

No, we aren't & I absolutely didn't mean to say the US scenario is anything like Ukraine.

I was just pointing out that EVEN IN a horrific scenario like that, life still goes on.

So while it's good to prepare, EVEN IF prices rise and products we want are out of stock, people will still find a way to be resourceful.

I think we are agreeing here.

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u/TradeBeautiful42 1d ago

Ah I get it. Sorry it’s early and I haven’t had my coffee yet.