Like yourself I was apolitical for a long time. My husband was the conspiracy theory guy and prepper. Now that I have kids and the world has gone completely insane..........being prepared doesn't sound so crazy anymore. We pay out the ass to send our kids to private school just to they can read when they graduate!
Never stop learning.
Question everything.
Now I'm on this cryptocurrency journey to see where it will take me. Hopefully to more freedom.

Great Post.