2 years ago, I've bought emergency suplies for my grandmother. I told her many times, she should keep them in case, shit hit the fan...
She ate them in 2 weeks.
Way before the lockdowns got bad. WTF???
I hate humans.
My brother has the IQ way off the charts, and STILL, he doesn't get, that EMERGENCY FOOD doesn't mean "COOK DIRECTLY AND ONLY FROM THIS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS"!!!
Fucking idiot.
@LukeAlmighty Singapore does it right. They FORCE people to save for their medical costs and retirement, and prevent them from touching the money except for those specific instances.
IF you give people free money, they'll buy Gucci bags and monkey JPEGs.
Paternalistic? Yes. However, you can't argue with the results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKjHvpiHk3s
It's hard enough that I barely know how to prepare for the worse because no one bothered to teach me survival or preparation skills, & when I try looking after others, they don't make things any easier for me or themselves.
@RehnSturm256
Yes...
My thought was: If we enter war etc,,, we're fucked. And my prepping, saving etc will be useless.
But at LEAST, I can prepare for a 3 week food shortage. That is doable, and will do a world of a difference.
@RehnSturm256
Honestly, it feels like a deep betrayal. I know they are just too stupid to see it, but all I feel is bunch of parasites, that ate everything, but still want right to come to me once shit hits the fan.
@tfmonkey
You were right, expecting people to take care of themselves is useless, even IF you do the hard part for them.