I'm a prepper, but I'm not wealthy tho. I try to gather useful skills instead of tools or things. It's better to make what you need when you need it than to lug around a heavy backpack with all the things you may not use
I'm never moving to Mars-- you'll never be able to come back to Earth, your bones and muscles shrink, your food and water supply are hard to keep, the trip itself is SIX MONTHS... And lots more.
bone shrinkage isnt a problem if u plan on staying there u can even return, but thats when u´ll notice the decrease in bone mass having 60% of your bone mass isnt that bad when ur bones have to carry about 60% of your old weight as far as food / water supply is concerned food -> yes water not really with the equipment that is available today *that beeing said* mars shouldnt even be close in terms of comfort to earth yea
I don't think it's a money thing.. I went thru a major prepping phase when I realized how dependent I was on all the services around me. I was terrified I wouldn't be able to take care of my family in an emergency and ended up learning a lot of really cool skills/strategies that are fun AND useful. Also, we live in Arizona so water supply is just common sense.
He's not saying it's weird to have eye surgery simply because you want to see better in life w/o help. He's saying it's a little outlandish to have eye surgery specifically in preparation for the end of the world.
well... I'm a latin american unemployed 24 yo woman and I consider myself a prepper... I train a martial art, i've gone to different boothcamps for suviving in the wilderness... what i'm saying you don't need to be rich to be ready... I live in a city where there are earthquakes every week... so... i just take action
Pogues Mahone Actually, her way to live is pretty smart ? She already knows what to do in extreme cases, how to protect herself, what to eat and to not eat, basically how to survive in the wild. I mean, she's ready for the Apocalypse if it happens someday, so why should she be integrated in the system when she can live out of it ? I totally respect her for that. (My english is terrible sorryyyy-)
Guys you need to chill... When I said I was unemployed I didn't meant that I wasn't doing anything .. I meant that I didn't have a job with a fixed salary... I do things... Now, I think you are all assuming that I'm an America citizen, I'm not and in my country "the system" doesn't support you when you are unemployed.
Prepping can certainly look insane when the thing being prepared for is the end of the world. That said, some preparation for the hardships that might actually happen (natural disasters, power outages, job loss) can make living through those hardships a lot easier. Thats why the criticism of having bags packed for your family is a little off. Having a few changes of clothes and necessities packed and ready would be very helpful in many situations. I don't know where the person you reference in your video lives, but particularly in places with natural disasters like hurricanes, it can be very helpful to have your bags packed already so you can get ahead of the evacuation traffic. When there is a call for a large scale evacuation, there are often traffic related fatalities (either from driving in the heavier stop/go traffic or heat exhaustion when you run out of gas because traffic has been at a standstill).
It's also good to have a bag packed in case your house is on fire, if you don't have a fireproof safe. A bag with your passports, car titles, social security cards, and other important documents, placed by the bed, is good so you can grab it in case you need to get out quick. Having food and water on hand is also good for, as you mentioned, hurricanes. It's not like Puerto Rico is a "third world country" - and yet now the infrastructure has been destroyed. Many people won't have electricity for six months or more, and food and water are hard to come by. Suddenly having more than a few days worth of food (and a way to cook it w/o power) and water doesn't sound so crazy, does it? Mid- to long-term infrastructure collapse isn't as uncommon as some people think!
This type of prepping, with stockpiling and stuff will only last a certain amount of time. However, developing skills will keep you going indefinitely.
Meh, I don't think it's selfish to buy things and/prep for disaster just because they are rich. I have a bug out bag, but I'd probably invest in whatever else I could if I had the money. You should look out for you and yours in a bad situation. Even on a plane they say you should secure your own oxygen mask before helping others. I'm also of the opinion that you should help others, of course, but since I think it's a normal human emotion/reaction to save yourself I wouldn't call these people selfish or think they're feeling guilty for being wealthy. Really awesome ideas for prep though lol Lucky them for having cool stuff. I'm jealous.
If we could ask our ancestors if we should spend an incredibly small amount of time/money on being prepared for something bad happening, I bet they would say to do it.
I think it's just smart. Invest in society but in case all your money means nothing. My nanna is a German WW2 refugee and she said no-one ever thought their lifestyle was going to hell.... Since then she's always been prepared and handed that down. You aren't selfish... you're self reliant.
+Kimmie Jong you're a smart one. I guess all these people just worked 10,000 times harder. it's not like the majority of wealth is inherited or taken from labor or anything.
I think the point is there are some people who could solve a lot of the problems that might bring on apocalyptic conditions by investing their disproportionate wealth in the well being of the world around them, but instead stay fixated on preserving their own small life and invite the disaster for everyone else to suffer, then sneak out to their private fortress because they can. Which makes them less deserving of surviving.
Me: *looks at uncle* Uncle: *has probably more than 100 guns* Me: *if there’s ever an apocalypse I’m going there first* Also me: *thinks then realising that I live in New Zealand... YES*
"With Trump, natural disasters, North Korea..." Jesus Christ, I don't even like the guy but the number of people finding every excuse to put him on the same list as a fucking hurricane is pathetic.
Yael Hernandez Death is simply the start of a new phase in your existence, once you die your consciousness moves on to another plane. Energy never disappears, you consciousness will always remain. I can't tell you where that plane is though, it could be heaven, hell, pergatory, or an astral plane. There is an afterlife though. Personally I am not scared of death because in my heart I do believe in life after death.
Meh, I'll prepare for the apocalypse by: - Making one of those cheap devices to make freshwater from seawater - Get a waterproof shelter, like a huge tent -Get a knife, bow and arrows or both for hunting -Get matches or lighters along with some flammable items like firewood -Maybe grow some fruit trees nearby for nutrients Done
How to survive the apocalypse,c cheapskate way: Get a 2 acre farm Grow some orange trees Grow some fruit trees Make a fish pond Have a rabbit pen Have a pig pen Get a concrete house Have a bore water sistem Get a weapon Have matches Have plenty of water bottles filled up Get a matress, put it on a table and make sides Have a sleeping bag Always have a hiking pack ready and full of spare supplies Learn your native plants Learn how to use a long range weapon Get iodine (Purifies water, wait time though) Have a wardrobe of useful clothes and shoes. Have many containers. Get a big medical kit. Done. ALSO: Have a chocolate stash, because you might need some.
Prepping is not just for the wealthy. Everyone can gather the skills and equipment needed to survive in an apocalyptic event. Your undertone of contempt for the wealthy and trying to convey your feelings about your views on wealth distribution made no sense and were misplaced in this video. Very cringy .
the video title itself explains how this is exclusively about crazy ways the rich are prepping. it clearly says its pulling out the minority of the minority it couldnt be more straightforward on how they dont intend this to represent everyone
im not really worried about "the end of the world" scenario, but i have been thinking about preparing an emergency kit once i have been working for a year or two. while i say emergency "kit", im basically talking about having a chest that contains a hiking bag, some long term survival tools (flint or lenses, strainer, survival knife etc.) a one man tent and food that stays good for a long time etc. because even if there might not be an apocalyptic event happening in our lifetime it is better to be prepared for catastrophes such as war or famine that will not happen rather than not being preparred if it actually do happen.
I keep a backpack in my basement full of non perishable food items, enough water to last a few weeks, batteries, a battery operated radio, some extra clothes, flashlights, a phone charger, some rope, a gun, a few screwdrivers, a journal, and a sleeping bag.
Not gonna lie, this video sounds like you guys whining about rich people than actually outlandish prepping. Your statement of them "worrying about themselves while the rest of us crumble" makes you sound like you can't handle your own life, like you're children in constant need of watching. Learn how to be self reliant rather than just trying to blame everything on society.
BEST SURVIVAL TIP "the more you know , the less you need " basiclly meaning the more knowlage you gain now on how to survive\live in situations , the less stuff you need like if you know how to make traps and hunt you wont need 10 years of canned foods and generaters and a bunch of useless crap
I had nothing to do with my cupboard under my stairs so I put in a bedroll, 28 water bottles, 14 MREs, a gas mask and air purifier connected to an oxygen tank, a SW/MW/FM radio, a Geiger Muller detector and an airtight container for waste. I've also reinforces the door with sheet of metal and the roof with more wood.
I'm my opinion, we SHOULD prepare for the end. I have a backpack that has flashlight, tape, batteries, water and food. My thought is that if we have to ruin our life in the pre apocalypse, it's not worth it. But if it's like me and just having a old backpack that cost me no money it's ok
I'm a prepper and I can say, not all of us peasants can afford to do this stuff. Also, prepping could save many lives even in normal disasters. Think how many more people would have survived Grenfell tower or hurricane Katrina, etc if they had all been preppers. Try it. It's also quite a good hobby.
"What can I do"? According to the experts you should: 1. Garden with sustainable agriculture techniques (less pesticides and fertilizer (organic or better yet permaculture)). 2. Buy food and manufactured goods made locally 3. Pay down debt 4. Learn skills they will be useful in the future and make friends that have useful skills you don't have (related to providing food, water, shelter, and medical care. A necessary skill is organic/permaculture gardening/farming). Very important: medical skills are the best way to ensure your survival. All others will gladly sacrifice their life to protect your life, so you are around to use your medical knowledge to keep their families alive. 5. I recommend to invest some money into technologies to increase the "carrying capacity" of the planet (high risk investments); A. decrease environmental impact per capital B. alternatives for our food system input to improve production C. alternatives to our current living arrangements, D. alternatives to our plastics industry, E. alternatives to disaster capitalism F. "Savior technologies", ie faster-than-light travel, "game changer" technologies, ie Cold fusion energy & "delaying technologies", ie deep drilling technologies. 6. I also recommend you inform and prepare your family, friends, and others. It is best to initially suggest people have an emergency kit... for any emergency such as flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, loss of electricity due to a winter storm. Then, if the friend or relative puts together a disaster kit, what I do is introduce Peak Oil (by telling them of the 43 second movie trailer m.natgeotv.com/ca/2210-thecollapse/videos/collapse-of-earth , the "National Geographic Collapse" movie on CZcams, & free book downloads; 7. For the truly motivated, a community based organization to mitigate Climate Change and Peak Oil is: www.transitionus.org/ (For non USA; transitionnetwork.org/) Google "2052 free book summary download", & The free book "Plan C" workbook download; www.communitysolution.org/newsolutionsreports/new-solutions-11-plan-c-curtailment-and-community?rq=plan%20c See the Facebook page: "National Geographic Collapse movie"
you have grossly misunderstood and misrepresented preppers. I'm a prepper, I'm not rich, I don't have a bunker, or even a wall with barbed wire. but I do: improve my fitness, learn tactics, study hard in languages (you never know who your friends and enemies will be), study hard in medicine, study hard in mechanics and practise it every time my bike breaks. and above all that: I do lots of something that's very similar to science, I do so much biology to teach me how to better train my body and brain. I do lots of experiments every week and because I'm a prepper I have discovered so many things that are also useful today. I thought that according to you science was a good thing? and also I have studied so much about leadership, ethics and although I'm bad at this last one: reasoning with people (but no one's really good at that) so I don't try to hide from improving the world and throw innocent people into tyranny. if I could get 2 or 3 friends who I know wouldn't betray me... then great (sadly I've just got a bad back story with people taking advantage of me, so I'm a lone wolf prepper for now) but basically... preppers are good for discovery and invention, and preppers are good for society.
EXACTLY what i thought. "physiologist agree that this growing trend makes sense. With _trump_ , natural disasters, North Korea, it can often feel like the world is out of control". Like wtf? Stupid liberals
Also, woah, anti-progress? That's kind of conspiracy theory too, though. Yes, I agree that disasters are a way to start over, but how does rich people getting out of it going to change that? If anything, wouldn't they be able to speed up the recovery in lost collective learning in the community without the baggage?
the rich are like, we're gonna fuck up the world so much that it becomes inhabitable to everyone, unless they are ridiculously equipped like us, so we can have the world all to ourselves without those pesky peasants! (insert megalomaniac laughter)
tinythingy4 I guarantee u r actively giving them money. Rich people provide products and services, u pay for them because they are worth more to you than the money you'd save by not having them.
like i said, if i live and participate in this world they will get my money. If i dont become a hermit and build my own house and grow my own food and everything, i have to buy stuff.
I find your sentiment of "They're helping themselves so they must feel guilty about their wealth" pretty insulting. Isn't it possible that they're preparing to care for themselves and loved ones while ALSO doing what they can to avert disaster? Are they mutually exclusive? You're intimating that these people are somehow crazy or even somewhat evil for preparing for bad situations, while also mentioning studies that say maybe people are doing this so that they feel like they have control over something in their lives. I don't belong to the prepper community at large, but I do what I can to be prepared for natural disasters and other chaotic situations. This doesn't mean I'd happily watch the rest of the world go down in flames. You're both entitled to your opinions, but more and more lately I've been finding your videos to be misinformed and highly biased. I've recently had to consider unsubscribing to both of your channels because of this, which is very disappointing. I hope you do better in the future.
Steelbreeze420 - Yeah I got that vibe too. I realize that some people live paycheck to paycheck and don't have the resources to buy extra stuff (I was in that boat for many years) - but there are also people who DO have the resources, and choose not to spend those resources to prepare for potential disasters. Their choice to do what they want with their money, but I have less sympathy when disaster hits and they're like "OMG who knew it would've been better to prepare for disaster rather than spend thousands of dollars on (insert frivolity here)?"
Indeed. The video seems quite poorly researched especially since it seems mostly middle class or less well-do families tend to preppers, either to learn new skills or for extra resources.
Sapphire You said everything perfectly. I am not wealthy and only 19 but I have always been interested in prepping because a little work now is a huge leg up later. Also with their gun video I felt it was super biased and ignored the rise in crime while shouting "Look at the gun violence! It went down!" really a shame. These guys used the make great videos.
Alexandria - I look at it as a percentage of income (or percentage of discretionary spending). The super-rich have more disposable income, and therefore can spend significantly more on disaster preparation. The middle-class have less discretionary spending than the super-rich, and so the portion of discretionary spending allotted to various individual "niches" may vary as well. Households with lower income often have little-to-no disposable income. All that said, it's worth comparing people within the same income-class, and how much of their resources they devote to planning for the future, versus spending in the present. I'm not under the impression that Mitch & Greg were purposely intending to insult anyone; I simply find much of their recent content to be under-researched and/or heavily biased. I have to agree with Pickle here, their two channels have just gotten lower in quality. I feel like their video titles and discussion topics have become click-baity and shallow. The recent video "Who has it worse?" is a prime example. As if there needs to be a winner and loser, or that a given population segment's experiences with prejudice can be quantified and compared as "better or worse" than how other segments are treated. It's extremely juvenile and not a productive way of thinking about it. Which of course they /realized that/, because they completely avoided talking about who "had/has it worse" anywhere in the video.
I actually feel sick. There are people who own places they don’t and likely never will live in and there are people with no homes dying of dehydration and disease.
Just because some rich people prep doesn't mean they immediately need financial advice about using their money to save the world instead. How do you know they aren't doing both? Checking your own boxes first is only natural in life and death scenarios.
Not into prepping but I do like canned goods and instant meals because I am lazy lol. One day I will try a MRE even though everyone who eats them says they taste terrible.
when rich people who don't believe in/ do anything abt global warming are scared shitless for the apocalypse...... dude there's a real apocalypse right now and you have the most power to deal with it
What's so wrong about trying to survive? Why do you end the video bitching about what wealthy people do with their money? If you were in their position you'd probably make the same preparations.
Re: the reddit guys eye surgery--as someone with such bad eyesight that I would be disabled w/o prescription eye wear, it totally makes sense to think about being able to see during a disaster. I've definitely thought of it, and I'm just a regular person. I'd be dead super fast if my glasses broke or couldn't be replaced in a disaster. Surving as a blind person is probably next to impossible "in the wild". Just playing devil's advocate on that one...
I’m getting archery lessons from my uncle and I’m learning to throw card hoping it might help me to through knifes. Please tell me if it actually helps.
I wouldn't call myself a prepper but, the fact that I have designed my new house in the actual middle of nowhere to grow its own food, filter water, make its own power and have all the tools to make sugar, milk, salt, metal ores, clorox for cleaning an alcohol of which I can make fire arms, explosive and melee weapons. Plus I studied and tested all the things in it so I can maintain it all together, how to identify metals, how to make a tool that ditects radiation and I have a title on electronics to make my own radio and EMP defence ..........all so I dont have to pay bills and repairs. I am not ritch and yet its not expencive......... if you arent lazy enough make it yourself
For those super rich that escape to New Zealand don't come back because I'll be one of those waiting at their private airports, I'll be the one with the rope.
Why are you acting like being rich is a bad thing and something you should be ashamed of? Why do these rich people have a obligation to help/care about others?
Rich people have an obligation to help other people because they have the resources to make a difference. I'd like to believe that regular people given the resources to help others would do so. Money doesn't stay with you after you die and we will all die. So why not use all of your resources to help prevent disasters? You can still live quite comfortably with 10 million dollars, almost all Americans go through their entire lives only earning around less than 2 million, and many are still able to live happy lives.
I never said that. You're missing the point of my initial comment entirely. Those who have the large amounts of money could actually help people long-term without sacrificing how comfortably they lived. In your scenario, if I sold all my nonessential items to fund a food package, it might a feed an entire community in a majority world country for a week max. Then they'd still be without food and I'd have no luxuries. Wealthy people could fund research and teach people in majority world countries how to improve the quality of their lives, and still be left with plenty of money to buy and live in a luxurious home and not *have* to work a day in the rest of their lives to pay bills or to buy food and water. Hopefully this explanation clears your confusion a bit.
The Enchanter what's a luxury for you is a necessity for them. Case in point, people in Africa might consider nutritious food a luxury. Besides, the rich owe you nothing. Even if they give up all their wealth, they can fund a town max 1 week after which they'll need more resources (same logic as you used) so they need not fund. You'll have the moral ground to ask other people to donate when you do.
you will be a valuable asset so your life will be kept in high regard since doctors are going to be less and less, especially if a zombie outbreak happens since the breakouts at the hospital will probably kill alot of doctors
No shit, just used it as an example, you could use hte same example as an outbreak of a virus for example, alot of doctors would be contaminated the first few days...
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If it starts to look _that bad_ I'll just kms, fewer people will help all those formerly wealthy people live, since wealth won't matter once they get to their islands as money will be obsolete.
They are doing all of these things because they KNOW they won't last very long. I'm not rich, yet I know the main survival skills like how to start a fire, get water and food as well as how to make shelter.
tbh i would be the first to die i would procrastinate preparing to the point of death
boxed potatoes same
"the wifi will come back any day now"
Literally.
Same |-/
boxed potatoes is just rape
I'm a prepper, but I'm not wealthy tho. I try to gather useful skills instead of tools or things. It's better to make what you need when you need it than to lug around a heavy backpack with all the things you may not use
JGpocalyps Your name checks out
JGpocalyps
Make sure to pack your survival pull hammer you never know...
God :-O legit. And buy porn mags while you still can...
JGpocalyps
Just dig a hole in your basement cover it with sheet metal put guns and a bunch of beans and water and you are done.
The more you know, the less you have to carry.
If I were that rich I would just move to mars.
Cassandra Bankson mars is covered in toxic stadic dust
I'm never moving to Mars-- you'll never be able to come back to Earth, your bones and muscles shrink, your food and water supply are hard to keep, the trip itself is SIX MONTHS... And lots more.
Cassandra Bankson As of now, that’s beyond practical.
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bone shrinkage isnt a problem if u plan on staying there
u can even return, but thats when u´ll notice the decrease in bone mass
having 60% of your bone mass isnt that bad when ur bones have to carry about 60% of your old weight
as far as food / water supply is concerned food -> yes water not really with the equipment that is available today
*that beeing said* mars shouldnt even be close in terms of comfort to earth yea
I don't think it's a money thing.. I went thru a major prepping phase when I realized how dependent I was on all the services around me. I was terrified I wouldn't be able to take care of my family in an emergency and ended up learning a lot of really cool skills/strategies that are fun AND useful. Also, we live in Arizona so water supply is just common sense.
Melissa Wilson same
I'm still interested in prepping. It can help even in normal disasters. Think hurricane Katrina and Grenfell tower. It's also a fun hobby
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uhm actually it's not just wealthy people prepping for 'the end' - even those who aren't as well off want to survive too eh
#1 Rule of being a prepper, don't let anyone know you're a prepper.
Last thing you need is a horde of people trying to mooch off of your food stash.
Why is it so weird to have eye surgery to see better?
He's not saying it's weird to have eye surgery simply because you want to see better in life w/o help. He's saying it's a little outlandish to have eye surgery specifically in preparation for the end of the world.
His reasoning
Yoav Shati I’m sure he was just giving an example of a situation in which it would be useful. And he’s not wrong.
life is strange...... (;
Sam Gilfellan Not that many people do it
well... I'm a latin american unemployed 24 yo woman and I consider myself a prepper... I train a martial art, i've gone to different boothcamps for suviving in the wilderness... what i'm saying you don't need to be rich to be ready... I live in a city where there are earthquakes every week... so... i just take action
Paula Porras yeh I agree but with money u can be more protected for more stronger things
BeasTuBe On oh yeah totally... I'd be like them if I had the money
Pogues Mahone Actually, her way to live is pretty smart ?
She already knows what to do in extreme cases, how to protect herself, what to eat and to not eat, basically how to survive in the wild.
I mean, she's ready for the Apocalypse if it happens someday, so why should she be integrated in the system when she can live out of it ?
I totally respect her for that.
(My english is terrible sorryyyy-)
Guys you need to chill... When I said I was unemployed I didn't meant that I wasn't doing anything .. I meant that I didn't have a job with a fixed salary... I do things... Now, I think you are all assuming that I'm an America citizen, I'm not and in my country "the system" doesn't support you when you are unemployed.
Paula Porras
Martian arts can protect you from earhquakes for sure xd
Prepping can certainly look insane when the thing being prepared for is the end of the world. That said, some preparation for the hardships that might actually happen (natural disasters, power outages, job loss) can make living through those hardships a lot easier.
Thats why the criticism of having bags packed for your family is a little off. Having a few changes of clothes and necessities packed and ready would be very helpful in many situations. I don't know where the person you reference in your video lives, but particularly in places with natural disasters like hurricanes, it can be very helpful to have your bags packed already so you can get ahead of the evacuation traffic. When there is a call for a large scale evacuation, there are often traffic related fatalities (either from driving in the heavier stop/go traffic or heat exhaustion when you run out of gas because traffic has been at a standstill).
It's also good to have a bag packed in case your house is on fire, if you don't have a fireproof safe. A bag with your passports, car titles, social security cards, and other important documents, placed by the bed, is good so you can grab it in case you need to get out quick. Having food and water on hand is also good for, as you mentioned, hurricanes. It's not like Puerto Rico is a "third world country" - and yet now the infrastructure has been destroyed. Many people won't have electricity for six months or more, and food and water are hard to come by. Suddenly having more than a few days worth of food (and a way to cook it w/o power) and water doesn't sound so crazy, does it? Mid- to long-term infrastructure collapse isn't as uncommon as some people think!
So true!
You know the reason why I don't do all this fancy stuff?
I am not rich lol what did you think.
the things you own end up owning you.
Good for you mate 😂😂
1. Live in a country that isn't on the brink of collapsing.
*Cough cough* Skandinavia *Cough cough*
Cough cough green land cough cough
Bruh I live in Canada
Pikku Myy omgggg
Aridoshikazu ?
"We'll see you next week if we're all still here!" Ominous.
This type of prepping, with stockpiling and stuff will only last a certain amount of time. However, developing skills will keep you going indefinitely.
Dyou know what I do to handle the stress?
Weed.
Way less costly than a bunker apartment.
Won't help you in case of apocalypse.
Ain't a smart idea, with all those nasty effects of weed...
MegaMementoMori however exercise is the natural way of dealing with stress and tht helps u in an apocalypse situation
eli.TUNE such as??
eli.TUNE wait which Nasty Effects lol?
Meh, I don't think it's selfish to buy things and/prep for disaster just because they are rich. I have a bug out bag, but I'd probably invest in whatever else I could if I had the money.
You should look out for you and yours in a bad situation. Even on a plane they say you should secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.
I'm also of the opinion that you should help others, of course, but since I think it's a normal human emotion/reaction to save yourself I wouldn't call these people selfish or think they're feeling guilty for being wealthy.
Really awesome ideas for prep though lol Lucky them for having cool stuff. I'm jealous.
If we could ask our ancestors if we should spend an incredibly small amount of time/money on being prepared for something bad happening, I bet they would say to do it.
I think it's just smart. Invest in society but in case all your money means nothing. My nanna is a German WW2 refugee and she said no-one ever thought their lifestyle was going to hell.... Since then she's always been prepared and handed that down. You aren't selfish... you're self reliant.
+Kimmie Jong you're a smart one. I guess all these people just worked 10,000 times harder. it's not like the majority of wealth is inherited or taken from labor or anything.
Human the finite I hope you're not being sarcastic.
I think the point is there are some people who could solve a lot of the problems that might bring on apocalyptic conditions by investing their disproportionate wealth in the well being of the world around them, but instead stay fixated on preserving their own small life and invite the disaster for everyone else to suffer, then sneak out to their private fortress because they can. Which makes them less deserving of surviving.
I'm neither rich nor a prepper but this video seems very judgmental.
Why should the rich take care of anyone but themselves. We wouldnt expect the poor to do anything more. Why should they be any different
I live in New Zealand 🇳🇿
Tom McA ohk wanna trophy -_-
Ok...
I’m your neighbour 🇦🇺
Me: *looks at uncle*
Uncle: *has probably more than 100 guns*
Me: *if there’s ever an apocalypse I’m going there first*
Also me: *thinks then realising that I live in New Zealand... YES*
I'm laughing at the _Last of Us_ image that was thrown in there! 😂😂😂
"With Trump, natural disasters, North Korea..." Jesus Christ, I don't even like the guy but the number of people finding every excuse to put him on the same list as a fucking hurricane is pathetic.
I can't blame them to be honest, if the world goes to shit the rich would be the rest of the worlds first targets
Id rather just die tbh I honestly am not afraid of dying as long as its fast
Nelson Gonzales , I want to know your thoughts on death since i am scared
Yael Hernandez Death is simply the start of a new phase in your existence, once you die your consciousness moves on to another plane. Energy never disappears, you consciousness will always remain. I can't tell you where that plane is though, it could be heaven, hell, pergatory, or an astral plane. There is an afterlife though. Personally I am not scared of death because in my heart I do believe in life after death.
Well, id rather live but if i died i know i would go to heaven because i believe in God
Meh, I'll prepare for the apocalypse by:
- Making one of those cheap devices to make freshwater from seawater
- Get a waterproof shelter, like a huge tent
-Get a knife, bow and arrows or both for hunting
-Get matches or lighters along with some flammable items like firewood
-Maybe grow some fruit trees nearby for nutrients
Done
How to survive the apocalypse,c cheapskate way:
Get a 2 acre farm
Grow some orange trees
Grow some fruit trees
Make a fish pond
Have a rabbit pen
Have a pig pen
Get a concrete house
Have a bore water sistem
Get a weapon
Have matches
Have plenty of water bottles filled up
Get a matress, put it on a table and make sides
Have a sleeping bag
Always have a hiking pack ready and full of spare supplies
Learn your native plants
Learn how to use a long range weapon
Get iodine (Purifies water, wait time though)
Have a wardrobe of useful clothes and shoes.
Have many containers.
Get a big medical kit.
Done.
ALSO:
Have a chocolate stash, because you might need some.
Prepping is not just for the wealthy. Everyone can gather the skills and equipment needed to survive in an apocalyptic event. Your undertone of contempt for the wealthy and trying to convey your feelings about your views on wealth distribution made no sense and were misplaced in this video. Very cringy .
the video title itself explains how this is exclusively about crazy ways the rich are prepping. it clearly says its pulling out the minority of the minority it couldnt be more straightforward on how they dont intend this to represent everyone
"And lastly and most importantly, all the windows are sold."
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!! XD XD XD THAT IS QUALITY!!!
0:55
Is that picture supposed to be Joel and Ellie from "The Last of Us"?
im not really worried about "the end of the world" scenario, but i have been thinking about preparing an emergency kit once i have been working for a year or two.
while i say emergency "kit", im basically talking about having a chest that contains a hiking bag, some long term survival tools (flint or lenses, strainer, survival knife etc.) a one man tent and food that stays good for a long time etc.
because even if there might not be an apocalyptic event happening in our lifetime it is better to be prepared for catastrophes such as war or famine that will not happen rather than not being preparred if it actually do happen.
God, this is super cringe
I keep a backpack in my basement full of non perishable food items, enough water to last a few weeks, batteries, a battery operated radio, some extra clothes, flashlights, a phone charger, some rope, a gun, a few screwdrivers, a journal, and a sleeping bag.
This makes so sense now
Not gonna lie, this video sounds like you guys whining about rich people than actually outlandish prepping. Your statement of them "worrying about themselves while the rest of us crumble" makes you sound like you can't handle your own life, like you're children in constant need of watching. Learn how to be self reliant rather than just trying to blame everything on society.
XD for real. I love all your comments, girl
lmfao nah
BEST SURVIVAL TIP
"the more you know , the less you need "
basiclly meaning the more knowlage you gain now on how to survive\live in situations , the less stuff you need
like if you know how to make traps and hunt you wont need 10 years of canned foods and generaters and a bunch of useless crap
Yasss I love how I'm early yasss...... I love you Greg and Mitch and ASAPScience too!
I had nothing to do with my cupboard under my stairs so I put in a bedroll, 28 water bottles, 14 MREs, a gas mask and air purifier connected to an oxygen tank, a SW/MW/FM radio, a Geiger Muller detector and an airtight container for waste. I've also reinforces the door with sheet of metal and the roof with more wood.
I'm my opinion, we SHOULD prepare for the end. I have a backpack that has flashlight, tape, batteries, water and food. My thought is that if we have to ruin our life in the pre apocalypse, it's not worth it. But if it's like me and just having a old backpack that cost me no money it's ok
When poor people do this they're called crazy but when the rich do this people actually stop to listen.
Whoa, can try to sound more arrogant at the end?
That was a very condescending sounding, _don't worry too much_ speech.
I love the way you guys talk. You make me very interested in this video.
I'm a prepper and I can say, not all of us peasants can afford to do this stuff. Also, prepping could save many lives even in normal disasters. Think how many more people would have survived Grenfell tower or hurricane Katrina, etc if they had all been preppers. Try it. It's also quite a good hobby.
Just saying, the peasant thing was a joke
it's fun to see that even at the edge of extintion, we check ammos and guns on the list.
"What can I do"?
According to the experts you should:
1. Garden with sustainable agriculture techniques (less pesticides and fertilizer (organic or better yet permaculture)).
2. Buy food and manufactured goods made locally
3. Pay down debt
4. Learn skills they will be useful in the future and make friends that have useful skills you don't have (related to providing food, water, shelter, and medical care. A necessary skill is organic/permaculture gardening/farming). Very important: medical skills are the best way to ensure your survival. All others will gladly sacrifice their life to protect your life, so you are around to use your medical knowledge to keep their families alive.
5. I recommend to invest some money into technologies to increase the "carrying capacity" of the planet (high risk investments);
A. decrease environmental impact per capital
B. alternatives for our food system input to improve production
C. alternatives to our current living arrangements,
D. alternatives to our plastics industry,
E. alternatives to disaster capitalism
F. "Savior technologies", ie faster-than-light travel, "game changer" technologies, ie Cold fusion energy & "delaying technologies", ie deep drilling technologies.
6. I also recommend you inform and prepare your family, friends, and others. It is best to initially suggest people have an emergency kit... for any emergency such as flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, loss of electricity due to a winter storm. Then, if the friend or relative puts together a disaster kit, what I do is introduce Peak Oil (by telling them of the 43 second movie trailer m.natgeotv.com/ca/2210-thecollapse/videos/collapse-of-earth , the "National Geographic Collapse" movie on CZcams, & free book downloads;
7. For the truly motivated, a community based organization to mitigate Climate Change and Peak Oil is: www.transitionus.org/
(For non USA; transitionnetwork.org/)
Google "2052 free book summary download", &
The free book "Plan C" workbook download; www.communitysolution.org/newsolutionsreports/new-solutions-11-plan-c-curtailment-and-community?rq=plan%20c
See the Facebook page: "National Geographic Collapse movie"
You guys are like a discount version of Superfruit
Mitch = Mitch
Greg = Scott
Thanks it's 3:30 in the morning and this really helped my insomnia. You had to mention Donald
This bunker company, is really getting me a vault tech vibe, like the bunker is going to do experiments...
One of my teachers always has a giant backpack filled with things to survive, she takes it everywhere 😂
you have grossly misunderstood and misrepresented preppers. I'm a prepper, I'm not rich, I don't have a bunker, or even a wall with barbed wire. but I do: improve my fitness, learn tactics, study hard in languages (you never know who your friends and enemies will be), study hard in medicine, study hard in mechanics and practise it every time my bike breaks. and above all that: I do lots of something that's very similar to science, I do so much biology to teach me how to better train my body and brain. I do lots of experiments every week and because I'm a prepper I have discovered so many things that are also useful today. I thought that according to you science was a good thing? and also I have studied so much about leadership, ethics and although I'm bad at this last one: reasoning with people (but no one's really good at that) so I don't try to hide from improving the world and throw innocent people into tyranny. if I could get 2 or 3 friends who I know wouldn't betray me... then great (sadly I've just got a bad back story with people taking advantage of me, so I'm a lone wolf prepper for now) but basically... preppers are good for discovery and invention, and preppers are good for society.
Hey man, i just found ur comment, i want to discuss more about the topic "preppers"
With Trump? What kinda reason is That?
EXACTLY what i thought. "physiologist agree that this growing trend makes sense. With _trump_ , natural disasters, North Korea, it can often feel like the world is out of control". Like wtf? Stupid liberals
You should do a video on Warren Buffet, his house and safety room is pretty amazing.
is this buzzfeed or what?
Only if someone suggests taking a shot every time they say, "Trump." ... oh, oops! ;)
Also, woah, anti-progress? That's kind of conspiracy theory too, though. Yes, I agree that disasters are a way to start over, but how does rich people getting out of it going to change that? If anything, wouldn't they be able to speed up the recovery in lost collective learning in the community without the baggage?
the rich are like, we're gonna fuck up the world so much that it becomes inhabitable to everyone, unless they are ridiculously equipped like us, so we can have the world all to ourselves without those pesky peasants! (insert megalomaniac laughter)
Stop giving your money to them then
im not actively giving money to them, but you know if im gonna live and participate in this world money goes to them regardless if i like it or not
tinythingy4 I guarantee u r actively giving them money. Rich people provide products and services, u pay for them because they are worth more to you than the money you'd save by not having them.
like i said, if i live and participate in this world they will get my money. If i dont become a hermit and build my own house and grow my own food and everything, i have to buy stuff.
tinythingy4 I know, so you are actively giving them money. And if you have such a problem with It, become a hermit.
Those house things are so cool though! 😂
😂lucky I already live in NZ
I'll be there tomorrow to move in, ol' buddy, ol' pal, ol' chum!
I find your sentiment of "They're helping themselves so they must feel guilty about their wealth" pretty insulting. Isn't it possible that they're preparing to care for themselves and loved ones while ALSO doing what they can to avert disaster? Are they mutually exclusive? You're intimating that these people are somehow crazy or even somewhat evil for preparing for bad situations, while also mentioning studies that say maybe people are doing this so that they feel like they have control over something in their lives. I don't belong to the prepper community at large, but I do what I can to be prepared for natural disasters and other chaotic situations. This doesn't mean I'd happily watch the rest of the world go down in flames.
You're both entitled to your opinions, but more and more lately I've been finding your videos to be misinformed and highly biased. I've recently had to consider unsubscribing to both of your channels because of this, which is very disappointing. I hope you do better in the future.
and classic 'i didnt prepare so i want someone else to carry me' mindset..
Steelbreeze420 - Yeah I got that vibe too. I realize that some people live paycheck to paycheck and don't have the resources to buy extra stuff (I was in that boat for many years) - but there are also people who DO have the resources, and choose not to spend those resources to prepare for potential disasters. Their choice to do what they want with their money, but I have less sympathy when disaster hits and they're like "OMG who knew it would've been better to prepare for disaster rather than spend thousands of dollars on (insert frivolity here)?"
Indeed. The video seems quite poorly researched especially since it seems mostly middle class or less well-do families tend to preppers, either to learn new skills or for extra resources.
Sapphire You said everything perfectly. I am not wealthy and only 19 but I have always been interested in prepping because a little work now is a huge leg up later. Also with their gun video I felt it was super biased and ignored the rise in crime while shouting "Look at the gun violence! It went down!" really a shame. These guys used the make great videos.
Alexandria - I look at it as a percentage of income (or percentage of discretionary spending). The super-rich have more disposable income, and therefore can spend significantly more on disaster preparation. The middle-class have less discretionary spending than the super-rich, and so the portion of discretionary spending allotted to various individual "niches" may vary as well. Households with lower income often have little-to-no disposable income. All that said, it's worth comparing people within the same income-class, and how much of their resources they devote to planning for the future, versus spending in the present.
I'm not under the impression that Mitch & Greg were purposely intending to insult anyone; I simply find much of their recent content to be under-researched and/or heavily biased. I have to agree with Pickle here, their two channels have just gotten lower in quality. I feel like their video titles and discussion topics have become click-baity and shallow. The recent video "Who has it worse?" is a prime example. As if there needs to be a winner and loser, or that a given population segment's experiences with prejudice can be quantified and compared as "better or worse" than how other segments are treated. It's extremely juvenile and not a productive way of thinking about it. Which of course they /realized that/, because they completely avoided talking about who "had/has it worse" anywhere in the video.
I agree that preparing brings control into peoples lives
Just subbed this, love it
Yay for New Zealand ☺️ hopefully we're safe here!
I've been hording the absolute essentials in case of civilization collapses , Toilet paper and WEED.
I LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND! WE ROCK
Excellent vid!
"Tehlahpia" as a Filipino, I am very interested at the accent for the fish I usually eat XD
I actually feel sick. There are people who own places they don’t and likely never will live in and there are people with no homes dying of dehydration and disease.
I was born in NZ and still live there so I'm ready
The first thing I would do is... store billions of hot dogs and anime cd’s lol
Just because some rich people prep doesn't mean they immediately need financial advice about using their money to save the world instead. How do you know they aren't doing both? Checking your own boxes first is only natural in life and death scenarios.
1:47 I am so happy to live in NZ now! Haha!
Thought provoking. Thanks.
I just got a pocket knife under my pillow and a Pringles can in my drawer
I own a small peace of forest in Germany. I pretty well prepared I think ;)
"Mr. President, we must not allow a mine-shaft gap!"
I guess they're also getting scouters to determine power levels of zombies or something XD
Zane Wallach KAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAMEEEEHAAAA!
I thought my grandma had cancer until I found this channel.
Not into prepping but I do like canned goods and instant meals because I am lazy lol. One day I will try a MRE even though everyone who eats them says they taste terrible.
Whoa, someone bought land and solar panels?!?! INNSSSAAAANE
Here i have been in nz wondering where i would go in an apocalyspe. I guess ill set up a tent in the backyard?
when rich people who don't believe in/ do anything abt global warming are scared shitless for the apocalypse...... dude there's a real apocalypse right now and you have the most power to deal with it
What's so wrong about trying to survive? Why do you end the video bitching about what wealthy people do with their money? If you were in their position you'd probably make the same preparations.
Re: the reddit guys eye surgery--as someone with such bad eyesight that I would be disabled w/o prescription eye wear, it totally makes sense to think about being able to see during a disaster. I've definitely thought of it, and I'm just a regular person. I'd be dead super fast if my glasses broke or couldn't be replaced in a disaster. Surving as a blind person is probably next to impossible "in the wild". Just playing devil's advocate on that one...
I’m getting archery lessons from my uncle and I’m learning to throw card hoping it might help me to through knifes. Please tell me if it actually helps.
It’s funny to think rich people will be drinking water out of condoms when the world ends
I wouldn't call myself a prepper but, the fact that I have designed my new house in the actual middle of nowhere to grow its own food, filter water, make its own power and have all the tools to make sugar, milk, salt, metal ores, clorox for cleaning an alcohol of which I can make fire arms, explosive and melee weapons. Plus I studied and tested all the things in it so I can maintain it all together, how to identify metals, how to make a tool that ditects radiation and I have a title on electronics to make my own radio and EMP defence ..........all so I dont have to pay bills and repairs.
I am not ritch and yet its not expencive......... if you arent lazy enough make it yourself
I love you guys❤ you helped me love science❤
I'd like permission to share this video in my blog, which I use to share adventure in the outdoors and survival tips.
wtf I live in New Zealand I've never heard that "going to New Zealand" is synonymous with "preparing for the apocalypse".
Being prepared isn't a bad thing. Being overly optimistic in the "Better World" is just irresponsible.
You can practice your whistling, but don't expect the prepper community to come save you.
For those super rich that escape to New Zealand don't come back because I'll be one of those waiting at their private airports, I'll be the one with the rope.
Why are you acting like being rich is a bad thing and something you should be ashamed of? Why do these rich people have a obligation to help/care about others?
- END-MY-SUFFERING- Thankyou!
Rich people have an obligation to help other people because they have the resources to make a difference. I'd like to believe that regular people given the resources to help others would do so. Money doesn't stay with you after you die and we will all die. So why not use all of your resources to help prevent disasters? You can still live quite comfortably with 10 million dollars, almost all Americans go through their entire lives only earning around less than 2 million, and many are still able to live happy lives.
I never said that. You're missing the point of my initial comment entirely. Those who have the large amounts of money could actually help people long-term without sacrificing how comfortably they lived. In your scenario, if I sold all my nonessential items to fund a food package, it might a feed an entire community in a majority world country for a week max. Then they'd still be without food and I'd have no luxuries. Wealthy people could fund research and teach people in majority world countries how to improve the quality of their lives, and still be left with plenty of money to buy and live in a luxurious home and not *have* to work a day in the rest of their lives to pay bills or to buy food and water. Hopefully this explanation clears your confusion a bit.
well said
The Enchanter what's a luxury for you is a necessity for them. Case in point, people in Africa might consider nutritious food a luxury. Besides, the rich owe you nothing. Even if they give up all their wealth, they can fund a town max 1 week after which they'll need more resources (same logic as you used) so they need not fund. You'll have the moral ground to ask other people to donate when you do.
I'm going to become a doctor so I'll just be out there helping people until it's my time to go
Aneles S ohh so cute 😂
you will be a valuable asset so your life will be kept in high regard since doctors are going to be less and less, especially if a zombie outbreak happens since the breakouts at the hospital will probably kill alot of doctors
HipHopBassBoost There's no such thing as zombies.
No shit, just used it as an example, you could use hte same example as an outbreak of a virus for example, alot of doctors would be contaminated the first few days...
HipHopBassBoost You know what? I actually thought of the same thing. Should've asked if you were just making an example...
You can demonize anyone but I bet some Puerto Ricans wish they could have prepped.
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I'm gonna learn how to pirate radio haha
If it starts to look _that bad_ I'll just kms, fewer people will help all those formerly wealthy people live, since wealth won't matter once they get to their islands as money will be obsolete.
They are doing all of these things because they KNOW they won't last very long. I'm not rich, yet I know the main survival skills like how to start a fire, get water and food as well as how to make shelter.
What was this music?
How to Ruin Your Like to Dislike Ratio:
Mention politics
They keep saying rich people must feel guilty but it just sounds like you guys are bitter that you’re not rich
I wish I could be in an apocalypse in lucid dreams.