“Prep” your community. You have zero chance of survival without having a group of people you trust. You can start now by starting up mutual aid networks in your city for: rental support, childcare, unions, free markets (i.e. neighborhood swap meet), community garden, etc. Learn to depend on each other and you can win a different future.
i have a pistol and one bullet because the post-collapse lifestyle holds no allure for me
It’s a good idea to have a store of water and shelf-stable food in the event of a temporary crisis, like a bad storm or earthquake that takes out power for multiple days.
Beyond that it’s really about having a network of people.
Store your poop inside your body. Nopoop.
social bonds, to be honest. Mad Max future doesn’t have to happen if we can supplant the vacuum of the state with networks of people who know and trust each other. the goal is a world where you don’t have to be wearing kevlar and a diy piss-recycling system to survive.