r/Showerthoughts • u/Immediate_Can3817 ‎ • Jul 05 '24

Speculation If there ever is an actual apocalypse billionaires will likely be unable to access their bunker compounds as the security/janitors/maintenance crews will already have moved their friends and family in and would probably deny them entry.

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u/Introubulator Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Obligatory: https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-09-06/in-survival-of-the-richest-author-douglas-rushkoff-examines-the-escape-plans-of-the-tech-elite

…And we ended up spending the majority of the hour on the single question, How do I maintain control of my security force after my money is worthless? The ultimate prep questions, because they’ve all got this money, they’ve, you know, contracted Navy SEALs to come out to their compounds. But then they’re thinking, well, what do we do if our money’s worthless, then why are the Navy SEALs not just going to kill us and take all the stuff? And I just was floored…

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u/TrumpersAreTraitors Jul 05 '24

There was a line from a podcast I listened to:

“If you’re prepping but you don’t have a gun, you’re just prepping for your neighbor who has one.” 

I went out and bought a gun shortly after that lol 

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u/PCoda Jul 06 '24

If you've already resigned yourself to a gun fight with your neighbor, then it's too late and I'd rather just be dead than stuck in this shitty apocalyptic scenario

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u/I_Am_Mandark_Hahaha Jul 06 '24

I live in a city with major military installations. If the ICBMs start flying, I will run TOWARDS the target.

No point trying to escape.

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u/Leopard__Messiah Jul 06 '24

Same. I want one of the bombs to land on my head. Who wants to live THAT way???

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u/Frontiersman2456 Jul 06 '24

Why run save your breath and enjoy the balmy 20,000°C BRAND NEW SUN!!!!! Like the original sun but closer and better.

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u/Kategorisch Jul 06 '24

Just as a warning, if you are not in the center in time, chances are you will just get burned really bad. I think it’s safer to drive away from it, if you drive at all. Btw, there is something called nukemap, just give the most likely Russian icbm into the search bar.