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someone who treats the apocalypse as a scheduling problem, not a maybe.
means a person who systematically stockpiles supplies and skills to survive disasters, societal collapse, or general chaos.
from grew from cold war civil defense and mid-century survivalism, then rebranded in the 2000s as economic crashes, pandemics, and climate disasters made hoarding feel less paranoid and more prudent.
market sizeprepper industry now worth billions annually in the us
favorite unitbeans measured by the bucket, not the can
tv boostdoomsday preppers show tripled interest around 2012
spectrumranges from extra flashlight batteries to underground bunkers
for instance
y2k stockpilers — millions bought generators and canned goods for a bug that fizzled in 2000
mormon food storage — lds church has urged year-long food reserves since the 1930s
vivos xpoint — south dakota bunker complex sells doomsday shelters to 5000 people
covid toilet paper run — 2020 turned an entire planet into amateur preppers overnight