Pinterest is a great station to plan for a fun birthday , a zesty cocktail political party , a beautiful wedding ceremony , or … the apocalypse . No seriously , there ’s a whole subculture of so - called “ Preppers ” who defend pinboardsdevoted to get quick for the ending of the world . It ’s more cheerful than it sounds .
The Atlantic ’s Colette Shadejust put out a small exposéon the trend and offers a marvellously shrewd hardening of reasons why apocalypse prepping is becoming popular on a sitebetter known for party planning . The samara seems to be Pinterest ’s mission to help people look forward . Shade indite :
In a way , preppers are actually the ideal drug user for the site . After all , Pinterest co - founder Evan Sharp says it was always mean to be a utility : “ It ’s a tool people use to design their futures,”he recite ReadWriteearlier this year . Preppers just materialise to think the future looks bare .
steer over toThe Atlanticto read more about preppers on Pinterest , and learn what to put in your go bag . [ The Atlantic ]
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