Key

• Survivalism: A lifestyle of actively preparing for potential disasters or crises.
• Doomsday preppers: A group of people who take precautions and make preparations for various disasters that may lead to social collapse.
• Emergency supplies stockpiling: The storage of food, water, medicine, tools, etc., for dealing with unexpected events.
• Risk awareness: A mental state of staying vigilant against potential dangers and taking preventive measures.
• Self - rescue and mutual assistance: Relying on one's own abilities and cooperating with others to cope with difficulties when a disaster occurs.

Abstract

Against the backdrop of multiple global crises in early 2020, this episode of the iFM story focuses on the doomsday preparations of Tian Liang, a "survivalist" living in Wuhan. Tian Liang has had the awareness of "planning for a rainy day" since childhood. He actively copes with fires, floods, and other potential disasters by stockpiling emergency supplies and learning survival skills. He shared his preparation experiences, including the supply lists for different disasters and the importance of maintaining an optimistic attitude. This program aims to arouse the audience's attention to risks and encourage them to prepare for unexpected events within their capabilities and improve their self - rescue and mutual assistance abilities.

Insights

The content of this podcast has important practical significance and application value. In the current context of frequent global crises, it is particularly important to improve the risk - coping abilities of individuals and families. Tian Liang's experience shows that even in an urban environment, losses caused by disasters can be effectively reduced through reasonable planning and preparation. In addition, the program also reminds us that in addition to material preparations, maintaining an optimistic attitude and learning survival skills are equally crucial. From the perspective of industry development, the market demand for emergency supplies stockpiling and related skills training is expected to further increase.

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01 "The Importance of Risk Awareness"

Facing an uncertain future, we should maintain a certain level of risk awareness, prepare for possible disasters, rather than having a fluke mentality.

02 "The Necessity of Emergency Supplies Stockpiling"

Stockpiling an appropriate amount of food, water, medicine, and tools can provide basic survival guarantees for ourselves and our families in the event of an unexpected incident.

03 "The Importance of Psychological Construction"

Maintaining an optimistic attitude and learning survival skills can help us better cope with difficulties in the face of disasters and assist others.

In - depth

When "Doomsday Preparations" Become a Lifestyle: An Exclusive Interview with Tian Liang, a Survivalist in Wuhan

In early 2020, the world was shrouded in the shadow of multiple crises: wildfires in Australia, locust plagues in East Africa, and the outbreak of the COVID - 19 pandemic... Against this background, people began to reflect on how we should deal with unknown risks. The protagonist of this episode of the iFM story, Tian Liang, is a "survivalist" living in Wuhan. He has had the awareness of planning for a rainy day since childhood and has long been preparing for various potential disasters. His story may provide us with some useful insights.

From War Films to Floods: The Germination of Risk Awareness

Tian Liang's risk awareness can be traced back to his childhood. In the late 1990s, a large number of war films entered China. Young Tian Liang was deeply influenced and began to formulate disaster - response plans in his mind. When he was 12 years old, a major flood occurred in Hubei. The tragic scene he witnessed deepened his understanding of risks.

"You could see people floating on the water. It was a huge shock because you had never seen people die before. Then you saw people floating on the water with their buttocks up, and you felt very scared." Tian Liang recalled.

"Doomsday Preppers": A Lifestyle of Forethought

In the United States, there is a group called "Doomstay Pripers" (doomsday preppers). They are worried about various disasters that may lead to social collapse, such as nuclear wars, super - volcano eruptions, and solar flares, and actively prepare for them. Tian Liang's preparation experience mainly comes from studying relevant foreign materials and books. Different from those "doomsday preppers" who build fortresses and live self - sufficiently, as an entrepreneur of a small company, Tian Liang's preparations are more practical, mainly targeting small - scale disasters that may occur in daily life.

Tian Liang's "Survival List": Practical and Referable Preparations

Tian Liang classifies the risks he is worried about into three categories: fires, floods, and other unpredictable disasters. He has formulated corresponding response plans for each type of risk.

• Fires: Tian Liang has equipped his home and company with fire - blankets, breathing masks, escape ladders, and multiple fire extinguishers. He emphasizes that these are emergency supplies that everyone should prepare.
• Floods: Considering that Wuhan is located in the Yangtze River Basin and has heavy rainfall during the rainy season, Tian Liang has prepared rainwater collectors, water purifiers, and disinfectant solutions to deal with possible floods.
• Other disasters: For uncertain risks such as alien invasions and social unrest, Tian Liang has stockpiled long - term food (such as compressed biscuits and canned food), vitamin tablets, and first - aid medicine.

"Canned and dehydrated foods in China are very cheap. For example, a pack of compressed biscuits costs 150 yuan, and this 150 - yuan pack can feed a family of three for about ten days." Tian Liang shared.

More Than Just Supplies: Tools, Information, and an Optimistic Attitude

In addition to stockpiling supplies, Tian Liang also emphasizes the importance of tools, information, and an optimistic attitude.

• Tools: Tools such as radios, walkie - talkies, gas cylinders, and diesel generators can provide necessary information and energy in the event of power outages and network disruptions.
• Information: Obtaining external information through radios and communicating with community residents can help us better understand the disaster situation and take timely response measures.
• Optimistic attitude: Maintaining an optimistic attitude is crucial in the face of disasters. "If you are negative and scare yourself to death, then you don't need those supplies." Tian Liang said. He suggests preparing some spiritual food such as books and game consoles to relieve the psychological pressure caused by disasters.

From "Groundless Worries" to "Forethought": The Practical Significance of Risk Response

In the eyes of many people, "doomsday preparations" may seem like groundless worries. But Tian Liang believes that it is better to plan ahead than to take action when it is too late. At the end of 2019, when the COVID - 19 pandemic broke out in Wuhan, Tian Liang let his child take a vacation one month in advance, stockpiled masks, and asked his family members to wear them. These measures reduced the risk of infection to a certain extent.

Forward - thinking: Building a More Resilient Society

Tian Liang's story triggers our deeper thinking about risk response. In the current context of frequent global crises, how can we build a more resilient society?

• Improve public risk awareness: Through education and publicity, enhance the public's awareness of various potential risks and encourage them to actively participate in risk response.
• Strengthen the construction of the emergency supplies stockpiling system: Establish a perfect emergency supplies stockpiling system to ensure that necessary supplies can be provided in a timely manner when a disaster occurs.
• Promote survival skills training: Carry out survival skills training to improve the public's self - rescue and mutual assistance abilities in disasters.
• Promote technological innovation: Use technological means to improve disaster early - warning and response capabilities. The Doomsday Seed Vault in Norway, the doomsday bunkers in the United States... These seemingly distant "doomsday preparation" cases actually contain thoughts about the future. Facing an uncertain future, we may not be able to completely avoid disasters, but we can reduce the losses caused by disasters through active preparations and lay a foundation for rebuilding a beautiful homeland.