Permaculture abundance mindset or pepper scarcity mindset, that's a useful way to describe this dichotomy.
I've been in prepper mindset for about 7 years now, and while it's good to have some redundancy and resilience, it's true that the freedom to just enjoy what you have today kind of vanishes.
Going to jump down the permaculture rabbit hole, if such a thing is even viable in Prison Island Britain.