Hi,
I was in the same boat quite recently. A wise dude advised me the following:
"I found it best not to tell people the "scary stuff" but most can see the $ and £ in big trouble so from there its easy to talk about self supporting villages, people can see that makes sense.
Also I used to blieve in the written word, if it was written down it had to be true. There is a lot of stuff here that is interesting exciting scary but not necessarily true.
Hope this helps GREYBEARD"
Meaning, a number of these threads dont serve much point other than an interesting conversation/topic. A lot isnt even true. Its for the individual to decide.
However as advised by a few above here, try stick to being prepared for what we can ALL see, the current economical issues. Stocking on a few food items, having enough fuel etc. Not many could argue that this is just good practicle common sense at this moment in time.
Only if (hopefully when) ET shows up go into that. lol
Peace
Iain