I like the Mormon attitude towards prepping. You store the stuff you need for hard times. Recession, depression, crop failure, bad weather, and whatever else the world can throw at you. Food, fuel, clothing, tools of your trade and such. Also stuff for self and community defense.This has always been the point I try and ask myself or others. "What do you prepare for"?
I used to watch that show on TV called doomsday preppers for pure entertainment. It's mind boggling that someone can think that the Yellowstone volcano is going to erupt and cause a national black out and then goes alllllllllll the way down the rabbit hole of just that scenario and fear that it's going to happen. Come on.
Looking at large natural disasters we should have learned a thing or 2 depending on what type and part of the country you live in. In OK I don't think we need to worry too much about a tsunami. But we should consider power outages, water source contamination, and other more realistic situations.
Most things within moderation. Some food stores, water, water containment, water purification, guns/ammo, etc....
I've been through several hurricanes, which are a large area effect, multiple tornados, which are generally a small area effect, got lucky and missed the major earthquakes in my former home in SoCal, been through exceptionally hot and cold weather, and documented a number of aircraft and automobile accidents. One of the houses I owned was near a school that did not get an aircraft dropped in their playground because the pilot rode it in to PREVENT it landing there at recess... We were here for the May 3rd, 99 super-Tornado, and for a time lived near the Gulf Coast beach in NW Florida. Tsunami's were a possibility there. Wherever you go, there are things that can happen. Bad things and good things.
Read about a guy who decided to get away from it all, and avoid all the bad stuff that was happening around the world in the early 30's. Found a beautiful island in the middle of nowhere. It's called Midway. You can run, but you can't hide. Pick your place, and make your stand. And deal with what comes.