This sort of feels like a stupid question.

I have a small food supply that could last a few weeks if needed…

but I do not have solar powered power banks, tents, gas masks, and things of that nature…

There’s been a lot of really impressive hacking lately… Could things like power grids and banks be hacked, creating chaos, and as a result I actually should be prepping this way? (Edited for clarity: my concern is especially about hacking damage to the US power grid, where I am, or other infrastructure, not about being personally hacked. As of this edit, no one has responded to whether that specifically is a realistic or unrealistic concern.)

I’m a pretty poor person. Buying some extra food is easy, buying solar panels and a portable power bank for hundreds costs a lot more. I already have an emergency radio.

More than that, as someone who is often poor, I may end up needing to move due to rent increases. I often think about the physical weight of anything I am buying, because I don’t drive and weight means moving or shipping costs.

With the FAA grounding thing, my initial reaction is “They are all morons, they can’t listen to advice, and so they pushed some AI slop to production because they are egomaniacs too stupid to listen to IT, or they have created a culture in which IT knows if they say something they will get fired, or IT is so exhausted from their stupidity they just do what they are told and don’t care.” But I’m actually not sure if that’s true.

Russians and other smart hackers probably knew those updates were being pushed. What if they have used that as an opportunity for hacking and confusion?

Should I actually be prepping right now out of fear of hackers?