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The idea of „prepping“ often conjures up images that have little to do with concrete deserts: remote cabins, storerooms full of canned goods, people building fires in the middle of the forest and relying on self-sufficiency. But what if you're not living in a log cabin, but ...

London, on a gray November evening. The streetlights flicker, a cold wind blows through the alleyways of Hackney. Between closed stores and crowded bus stops stands a man in a weatherproof jacket, rucksack on his back, head torch in his hand. Not a hiker - but ...

There is hardly any other country in the world that is confronted with natural disasters as regularly as Japan. Earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptions - the island kingdom literally lives on a powder keg of tectonic tensions. And yet Japan is not immune to fear ...

There are those quiet moments when you realize how fragile everyday life actually is. A power cut in winter, a flood that paralyzes an entire town or simply the news that supply chains have come to a standstill again. Suddenly it seems ...

There are moments when an entire society holds its breath. A quake, a power cut, an explosion, a war, a piece of news that suddenly changes everything. At such moments, what otherwise remains invisible becomes tangible: our dependence on stability. (more…)

In hardly any other country in the world is the movement of so-called preppers as deeply rooted as in the United States. While in Europe the word „prepper“ has often only become known since the 2010s, the phenomenon has been ...

Crisis preparedness, self-sufficiency and the pursuit of independence are universal human instincts. But how people prepare for potential disasters - be it a blackout, a natural disaster or a societal collapse - depends heavily on their cultural background, history and political ...

In a world full of uncertainties - whether geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, pandemics or energy crises - the desire for security and self-determination is growing among many people. Terms such as survivalism, homesteading and bug out location are appearing more and more frequently in prepper communities, YouTube channels and crisis preparedness blogs.

The fear of the AI apocalypse - between high-tech bunkers, microdosing and end-time celebrations The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could one day get out of control and create existential threats to humanity is no longer just a dystopia. In a much-noticed ...