For what it's worth, I think that Doomsday Preppers by and large dissed the prepper movement. They seemed to go out of their way to find preppers who had more than a few screws loose. Not all of the people they profiled (some were quite rational), but overall the show was skewed toward wacko.
I think you are right about that to an extent. Even those who seemed "wacko", I have a sneaking suspicion most of them were probably pretty normal people. With these reality shows it's not so much about picking out the weirdest people, it's about getting whoever they find to do crazy and stupid things. So much about those shows is staged, and if the people want to get paid, they have to say what they are told to say. And then there is the editing. That's where they are taken out of context. It's all about sensationalism. That's what sells.
Regardless though, as much of a crazy image that was bestowed upon preppers by those reality shows, the negative publicity was better than no publicity at all. That's why I included the Google Trends search result. More people found out about survivalism and preparedness than ever would have without those shows. It's up to us as a community to set people straight and share the "real" reality when they do find us.
Thank you for the info. I have seen the Butterfly effect but not cloud Atlas. As a homesteader I typically do not watch TV, but next good Storm where I am stuck inside I intend to find it and watch it. Thank you for the links to visit for a resource. I really struggle up here in Canada to find other prepper type people. It's all about community and it's so hard to find others. There are lots of gardeners and homesteaders but not Preppers per say. Keep the great posts coming.
You may have to wait for a long storm. It'll take watching the movie at least twice to understand it unless you are very good at paying attention to all the details from start to finish. It's a difficult movie to follow, but very interesting and worth watching. It has a very deep and profound meaning. It follows 6 stories simultaneously all from different periods of time and how they are all connected by very small actions that have led to major global events. It's a prime example of the butterfly effect. Just one seemingly simple article can effect billions of people far into the future.
great post. I write daily blogs on how people should be preparing themselves. I wrote a detailed 5 part series on how to prepare, what to prepare for, and most importantly practice what you are preparing for. Beans, bullion, and bullets is what I write about. Feel free to check it out.
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awesome! - hope to see you check out some of my content - as i do a lot of diy hydroponic gardening which can aid in prepping as well as into precious metals and cryptos which are allies in the prepping world ( at least I believe so )
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I think the media is even trying to give prepping a bad name. Our immediate prepping has been for the upcoming closure of the automotive industry here, which will put my husband and thousands of others out of work in a couple of months. It's going to be a hard time to find new work. This is a perfect example of how prepping helps even for small events; it doesn't have to be a huge doomsday scenario.
Precisely! Most families face a job loss, medical emergency, or adverse weather. While people call preppers "crazy" when, to me, it is crazy NOT to prepare for events that are highly likely to occur.
Absolutely! We are now a society that is completely dependent on others and have separated ourselves from the sources of our food and other necessities. It is a scary thought what might happen should there be a major catastrophic event.
I can tell you from firsthand experience that the media tries to give a bad name. I have done many interviews and they will try to trip you up in the questioning, take you out of context, or whatever they can do to make you look bad or sensationalize the story. It's very difficult to steer them on focus to the real message. Reality shows are even worse. They flat out stage things and have you say things that aren't true. But bad publicity is better than no publicity. It's up to the community to promote a good image and show the public the truth whenever they discover us despite what the media says.
You are definitely right about loss of work. Prepping isn't just about apocalypses and end of the world scenarios. More realistically it's about everyday disasters like losing a job. Thank you for the comment! Upvoted and following
You're quite right. Prepping is simply about looking after yourself in many ways and not just assuming you can fall back on government. They used to call it saving for a rainy day, didn't they? 😉
Welcome! Just stopped by to check preppers out, looking good! I watched Cloud Atlas last year and Atlas Shrugged has always been a fav. I was prepping before homesteading. Still learning and keep my bug out bag ready, keeping my powder dry😉🐓
Thanks for stopping by @mother2chicks! Yes, both of those were great movies. Homesteading is prepping for the long term. Keep up the great content, looking forward to seeing more of those chicks!
Great article! At least there will be a remnant of society that will have the skills to teach everyone else how to survive. I'm trying to do my part. I think the best preparation for any situation is knowledge and also how to keep a clear head and think rationally. Panic can be deadly.
It is truly sad how the show "Doomsday Preppers" portrayed many of the preppers on the show. That brought forth such a negative public view of preppers.
I am actually very grateful for the show despite the way they portrayed the preppers. It got to to thinking about a variety of things and spurred me into taking steps to become prepared.
Well, now that I have ploughed through this highly informative post which I have to say is very readable, in fact compellingly so....I feel duty-bound to seek out fellow preppers in Ireland. There must surely be somebody out there who is even slightly like-minded?
Fascinating facts. I actually reread parts several times.
This is truly the only way to live, to be prepared. We are all force- fed such bullshit in the hope of dumbing down the world. Whether I was born a rebel or just became one by refusing to be ground down I'm not sure, I guess I just have a natural bullshit-radar. I have a healthy curiousity for sniffing out the truth.
Something foul is hatching, and I don't intend to fall prey to it. We all need to exchange ideas and learn the true art of survival.
This great platform is one means of sharing ideals, truths, science...hell anything including fun. Everyone has something to contribute, we all have something we feel passionate about, we just need to find a way to communicate our thoughts, hopes, questions to appreciative fellow steemians by way of captivating content, and not just the random monosyllabic reply.
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Welcome @preppers. I think this is very interesting topic that needs to be covered here on steemit. As you mentioned, we are also in a very appropriate time for awareness to be raised about how to prepare, with the state of US, North Korea, Russia, etc.
Hello @preppers! I'm glad to welcome you on SteemIt!
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For what it's worth, I think that Doomsday Preppers by and large dissed the prepper movement. They seemed to go out of their way to find preppers who had more than a few screws loose. Not all of the people they profiled (some were quite rational), but overall the show was skewed toward wacko.
I think you are right about that to an extent. Even those who seemed "wacko", I have a sneaking suspicion most of them were probably pretty normal people. With these reality shows it's not so much about picking out the weirdest people, it's about getting whoever they find to do crazy and stupid things. So much about those shows is staged, and if the people want to get paid, they have to say what they are told to say. And then there is the editing. That's where they are taken out of context. It's all about sensationalism. That's what sells.
Regardless though, as much of a crazy image that was bestowed upon preppers by those reality shows, the negative publicity was better than no publicity at all. That's why I included the Google Trends search result. More people found out about survivalism and preparedness than ever would have without those shows. It's up to us as a community to set people straight and share the "real" reality when they do find us.
Thank you for the info. I have seen the Butterfly effect but not cloud Atlas. As a homesteader I typically do not watch TV, but next good Storm where I am stuck inside I intend to find it and watch it. Thank you for the links to visit for a resource. I really struggle up here in Canada to find other prepper type people. It's all about community and it's so hard to find others. There are lots of gardeners and homesteaders but not Preppers per say. Keep the great posts coming.
You may have to wait for a long storm. It'll take watching the movie at least twice to understand it unless you are very good at paying attention to all the details from start to finish. It's a difficult movie to follow, but very interesting and worth watching. It has a very deep and profound meaning. It follows 6 stories simultaneously all from different periods of time and how they are all connected by very small actions that have led to major global events. It's a prime example of the butterfly effect. Just one seemingly simple article can effect billions of people far into the future.
Fascinating post. Really good to learn more of your backstory and the backstory of the prepper movement in the USA.
I'm a prepper over in the UK, but the prepper movement here is still very much in its early stages.
You'll see in my list of Preppers and Homesteaders on steemit, there are still very few UK preppers on steemit compared with the USA, and even Australia and Canada.
Uk will certainly catch up. Stay on top of it and more will catch on.
great post. I write daily blogs on how people should be preparing themselves. I wrote a detailed 5 part series on how to prepare, what to prepare for, and most importantly practice what you are preparing for. Beans, bullion, and bullets is what I write about. Feel free to check it out.
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awesome! - hope to see you check out some of my content - as i do a lot of diy hydroponic gardening which can aid in prepping as well as into precious metals and cryptos which are allies in the prepping world ( at least I believe so )
looking forward to more content from you!
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I think the media is even trying to give prepping a bad name. Our immediate prepping has been for the upcoming closure of the automotive industry here, which will put my husband and thousands of others out of work in a couple of months. It's going to be a hard time to find new work. This is a perfect example of how prepping helps even for small events; it doesn't have to be a huge doomsday scenario.
Precisely! Most families face a job loss, medical emergency, or adverse weather. While people call preppers "crazy" when, to me, it is crazy NOT to prepare for events that are highly likely to occur.
Isn't it funny how things have changed in just a couple of generations? It used to be normal to prepare for unforeseen things.
Absolutely! We are now a society that is completely dependent on others and have separated ourselves from the sources of our food and other necessities. It is a scary thought what might happen should there be a major catastrophic event.
I can tell you from firsthand experience that the media tries to give a bad name. I have done many interviews and they will try to trip you up in the questioning, take you out of context, or whatever they can do to make you look bad or sensationalize the story. It's very difficult to steer them on focus to the real message. Reality shows are even worse. They flat out stage things and have you say things that aren't true. But bad publicity is better than no publicity. It's up to the community to promote a good image and show the public the truth whenever they discover us despite what the media says.
You are definitely right about loss of work. Prepping isn't just about apocalypses and end of the world scenarios. More realistically it's about everyday disasters like losing a job. Thank you for the comment! Upvoted and following
Thank you.
You're quite right. Prepping is simply about looking after yourself in many ways and not just assuming you can fall back on government. They used to call it saving for a rainy day, didn't they? 😉
Glad to see you here. I think of myself as more self-reliant but I like learning from preppers and homesteaders.
Again, welcome -- Greg. :)
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Sweet! In my other online life I am ApocalypseGuide ;)
Great meeting you! And looking forward to seeing you around!
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Great post! We definitely need to get the info out and help others 👍🏻🇺🇸
For sure. Whatever we can do to work together, let's make it happen!
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Great to see you guys on here! I agree, we need to bring the movement back to the forefront of the American public! Thanks for all the work you do!
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Welcome! Just stopped by to check preppers out, looking good! I watched Cloud Atlas last year and Atlas Shrugged has always been a fav. I was prepping before homesteading. Still learning and keep my bug out bag ready, keeping my powder dry😉🐓
Thanks for stopping by @mother2chicks! Yes, both of those were great movies. Homesteading is prepping for the long term. Keep up the great content, looking forward to seeing more of those chicks!
Great article! At least there will be a remnant of society that will have the skills to teach everyone else how to survive. I'm trying to do my part. I think the best preparation for any situation is knowledge and also how to keep a clear head and think rationally. Panic can be deadly.
Absolutely. Knowledge is essential. It'll also get you the most bang for the buck. Best investment.
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It is truly sad how the show "Doomsday Preppers" portrayed many of the preppers on the show. That brought forth such a negative public view of preppers.
I am actually very grateful for the show despite the way they portrayed the preppers. It got to to thinking about a variety of things and spurred me into taking steps to become prepared.
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Well, now that I have ploughed through this highly informative post which I have to say is very readable, in fact compellingly so....I feel duty-bound to seek out fellow preppers in Ireland. There must surely be somebody out there who is even slightly like-minded?
Fascinating facts. I actually reread parts several times.
This is truly the only way to live, to be prepared. We are all force- fed such bullshit in the hope of dumbing down the world. Whether I was born a rebel or just became one by refusing to be ground down I'm not sure, I guess I just have a natural bullshit-radar. I have a healthy curiousity for sniffing out the truth.
Something foul is hatching, and I don't intend to fall prey to it. We all need to exchange ideas and learn the true art of survival.
This great platform is one means of sharing ideals, truths, science...hell anything including fun. Everyone has something to contribute, we all have something we feel passionate about, we just need to find a way to communicate our thoughts, hopes, questions to appreciative fellow steemians by way of captivating content, and not just the random monosyllabic reply.
Preppers, homesteaders, survivalists unite.
It'll take a bit of looking. But if you google Irish Preppers, there are some links on there.
Will do so, and thank you for your reply.
Loved this post. I am a prepper blogger as well, and loved reading your thoughts. I am new to Steem and look forward to hearing more from you.
Welcome to the community. I think you'll love it here, especially if you are a blogger.
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Welcome @preppers. I think this is very interesting topic that needs to be covered here on steemit. As you mentioned, we are also in a very appropriate time for awareness to be raised about how to prepare, with the state of US, North Korea, Russia, etc.
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