Prepping is a hobby of mine but there's a serious nature to it as how we prepare now can mean the difference between life and death later. So, I do it and take a sensible approach to it. I have skills in areas many do not, and work on those skills I don't have or are less developed and I'm aware...Most of the time being aware will make a massive difference.
It's a big topic, and interesting to me, and I'm fortunate enough to have some like-minded people around me, people from my past, that I trust and respect and we often talk about it and work towards a better level of preparedness and awareness.
What I like the most is that it's a healthy hobby, and one that tends to gather people with some solid values mostly. That only shows us that the world still has more good than evil (unless we watch to much news). Given my experience 'surviving' on the road, my biggest bet -- or asset -- for when things really go south is the people/community. If we fail as a community chaos will prevail and we better be well armed \o\
I couldn't agree more, people together can make huge achievements and people together can mean chaos. It's up to the people to decide.