« on: December 19, 2020, 01:47:32 PM »
they have found out about us. We are now "suddenly obsessed".
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/19/what-doomsday-preppers-stock-up-on.htmlSuddenly Obsessed
Doomsday preppers stock up on luxury survival kits, emergency food supplies and million-dollar bunkers
Published Sat, Dec 19 20209:30 AM EST
Tom Huddleston Jr.
12:00
The $10.5 Billion Emergency Preparation Market
This was the year that coronavirus fears turned American shoppers into hoarders. There have been widespread shortages on products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and flour as people prepared for the long stretches of isolation that have become commonplace during the pandemic.
But for one segment of the population, preparing for the worst was a way of life even before the pandemic. “Preppers” or “survivalists,” as they’re known, have been around for years, buying elaborate survival kits, yearlong supplies of nonperishable foods and even elaborate underground bunkers.
“Prepping is about PREparing for emergencies, not creating a supply shortage because you now suddenly need three boxes of N95 masks for your personal use,” a moderator wrote in March on the r/Preppers forum on Reddit, which currently boasts over 208,000 members. Threads focus on everything from Covid and pharmaceutical drug shortages to the benefits of a gas lamps versus candles.
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