I know that what I'm about to say flies in the face of what social media has become and thus how too many people (in my opinion) view the world, but I think a lot of people here, at least for now, will understand what I'm trying to say.

I find it better to be the person that, in a time of fear and panic, others ask, "What can I do about it? What I can I do to be ready?" than the person that people are afraid to talk to when times get scary.

To be this person, at least for me, requires being completely comfortable being called "crazy" more often than not. It also requires having a since of humor about most things. And, it requires being honest with myself and others regarding my mistakes.

I hope that as things get rougher and scarier, which I'm powerless to stop, that people who know me feel comfortable asking me how to get though it. They already know my answers: have the skills of at least a fair amount of self sufficiency (grow a garden, own and know how to use firearms, some level of mechanical knowledge) , own and self custody bitcoin, and know how to peacefully interact with others.

But, a lot of the time, people ask to hear what they know they need to hear, whether they liked it before or not.