Is it possible we are all just kidding ourselves?

[Tezauzz]

It's human nature to want to survive, for whatever reason. Here in Somerset while I was away the floods ravished and cut a lot of people off, destroyed farmland and possibly livestock (I don't know the extent as I was bobbing about off the coast of Syria on a warship escorting chemical weapons for destruction at the time which wasn't fun. Carrying and practising wearing CBRNDC suits and respirators on a weekly basis).
That to me is the reason to prep. Doesn't have to be TEOTWAWKI. An unexpected change in lifestyle that causes stress and panic where the realisation that food and water are no longer available, regardless of duration.
Sheeple expect outside agencies to help them in times of crisis but there's only so many and so much they can do. And Somerset wasn't nearly as important during the floods as London was from what I saw on the news!!
I've seen the tragedy before with the bush fires and cyclones in Australia. People may not all survive but I know if I do I sure as hell want some skills, stores and security to make sure I stay that way