A disaster in life can hit any time. We are so interconnected that we are co-dependent in our modern way of life. Most people aren't prepared to live without these dependencies. Most people don't even think this could happen to them or their way of live. We are taking much for granted.

I hate to say that I am ill prepared, in both supplies and knowledge. I have excuses for the former as I am so far in debt that the treadmill on the fiat debt cycle consumes my financial abilities at this point. The latter is solely my fault and falls under the category of normalcy bias as you mention. I have taken it upon myself to watch some videos on things like making your own axe from natural items like branches and rocks. However when it comes to plant identification my skills are lacking, as well as my hunting skills as I do not find killing "animals" to be very appealing, despite coming from a family of hunters. I have tried to combat this weakness while here on steemit, following a few permaculture blogs but I do not spend the time learning from them that I should.

A timely post to give me a kick in the pants to quit behaving like an immortal who always has a fresh tomorrow before the shtf.