Sounds Like A Cult

The Cult of Preppers

Jan 24, 2023
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INSIGHT

Human Nature Fuels Prepping

  • Prepping taps into primal survival instincts that remain in humans despite modern civilization.
  • It also reflects a self-centered view equating the survival of humanity with the end of the world.
ANECDOTE

Childhood Doom Anxiety Stories

  • Isa and Amanda share personal childhood experiences of anxiety about death and doomsday.
  • Isa even imagined dying after her best performance, showing how early mortality fears manifest.
INSIGHT

When Prepping Becomes Cultish

  • Fear of doomsday only turns culty when institutionalized as a religious tenet.
  • Taking daily survival actions that hinder living life crosses the line into cult-like behavior.
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