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Is Elon Musk Right about the Apocalypse?

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Words that come to mind when you hear the name Elon Musk are Tesla, electric cars, solar, batteries, rockets, futurist…but prepper? It turns out Musk believes the Apocalypse is nigh, and that’s why he’s developed a plan called “Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species,”—in other words colonizing Mars.

Musk writes:

I think there are really two fundamental paths. History is going to bifurcate along two directions. One path is we stay on Earth forever, and then there will be some eventual extinction event. I do not have an immediate doomsday prophecy, but eventually, history suggests, there will be some doomsday event. The alternative is to become a space-bearing civilization and a multi-planetary species, which I hope you would agree is the right way to go.

Most people today, including Mr. Musk, don’t have access to a rocket ship that can take them to Mars. But most disasters aren’t the Apocalypse either.

You should place your priority on doing what you can to prepare for the disasters you are more likely to meet in a day; muggings, car accidents, fires, power outages, and others.

Do you have enough food and water to get your family through a few days without power or water? If your home were to burn down, are you financially prepared to live somewhere else until it is rebuilt? Are you physically, mentally and emotionally prepared to defend yourself against an aggressor?

For many people, the answer to these questions is a flat no. Without forethought, training, and preparation, you leave yourself at risk of being overwhelmed by one of these small catastrophes, let alone the apocalyptic scenario Mr. Musk envisions. Leave the Mars colonization to him, get yourself ready for living a long, healthy, happy life here on earth by analyzing the risks and preparing to mitigate, or eliminate them.

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E.J. Smith is the Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention. E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com. Sign up here to receive all the best content from Richardcyoung.com each week.

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