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predicting problems + planning prevention = preparedness

Preppers seem paranoid because mental health is a normative social function and they're on an edge of the spectrum.

> normative social function

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not the person you replied to but they probably mean that mental health is defined by a range of acceptable behaviors and they are close to the edge of the range.

Civilization short-selling + DIY.

I would have thought that no one would use the word paranoid to describe a prepper after that many deaths, but here we are.

Would 1% risk of death be enough for you to isolate yourself from society 2-3 years until we have widespread vaccine adoption?

Preparing for the end of civilization is perhaps a bit paranoid (I hope), or at least somewhat pointless :)

Side note: that said there is probably many reasonable DIY outdoor enthusiasts who gets categorized as preppers.

Um, absolutely Yes. In fact that's what we have and Yes I have been isolating myself. I'm waiting for case counts to drop to 0 before I go back. There's probably a fair number of people like that.

lol so true