how can anyone be prepared for this shyt?
You're supposed to be ready for it!
Do you know how many freaking scenarios we ran while I worked at a hedge fund once upon a time to make sure we protected clients assets?
Examples of scenarios we drew up off the top of my head; floods, toxic nerve gas spill or weaponized, earthquakes, pandemics on livestock and people, nuclear war, electricity grids being attacked or malfunctioning, democratic governments being overthrown. That is just off the top of my head, all drawn up assigned a risk level with an actionable plan well laid out to be acted on if needed.
The government should have been ready. Governments have access to unbelievable amounts of experts in their respective fields.
I don't want to hear this ridiculous talk of not being ready. A number of companies were ready and a number of countries were ready.
This silly notion that nobody could have seen this coming is false and shows incompetence. It also lets people walk off free for their incompetence.
People act like SARS never happened, stop letting people off the hook.