05-25-2022, 02:07 AM
I read an interesting article a while back about the doomsday preppers being less of a monoculture than you'd imagine. The type of doomsday prepper we see on TV is at the more macho end of the spectrum. They're the guys who are all about securing resources and being prepared to repel the hordes who might want to steal them when the apocalypse comes. Guns take pride of place for those guys. But on 4Chan, there are more female-oriented doomsday prepper threads which are more about how to preserve social networks if the worst eventuates. Those who post on those threads are more interested in making sure they can grow their food and share that knowledge (and initially the produce) with neighbours in times of need. They also discuss what books and films they should preserve, how to make their own female hygience products and contraceptives and the like as well as preserving what they'll need to teach their children.
Post-apocalyptic shows tend to swing between these 2 ends of the spectrum. On Walking Dead, there'll be idyllic communities which are more like hippie communes but then they'll be overrun by Mad Max types who rape and pillage.
Post-apocalyptic shows tend to swing between these 2 ends of the spectrum. On Walking Dead, there'll be idyllic communities which are more like hippie communes but then they'll be overrun by Mad Max types who rape and pillage.