Should we prepare for the end of the world? | SBS Insight

How does our perception of the future impact our behaviour in the present? This Insight episode is End of Days? and first aired in 2024. 00:00 Prepping for the end of the world 06:19 Growing up Mormon before Y2K 09:54 Homesteading explained 15:49 What is the polycrisis? 19:48 Why I won’t have kids 21:24 Arrested 30+ times at climate change protests 32:12 The appeal of doomsday theories 35:41 News, social media and mental health 41:03 I’m teaching my daughter how to survive a disaster Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight​ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3txZoUN Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live. Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed. Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: https://bit.ly/3vQlO7T Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/​ Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/progr... Like us on Facebook:   / insightsbs​   Follow us on Instagram:   / insightsbs   Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints