In this article, Jose writes from the perspective of a person with limited self-defense weapon options. His philosophy is that the more isolated and secluded you are, the more silent your choice of self-defense weapons needs to be.
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." And this is exactly why it's beneficial to have prepper friends. Plus, it's awfully nice to have friends who don't think you're nuts.
Cat Ellis wrote this article in 2018, and it's certainly aged well. Here we are in 2020 facing all sorts of issues because of our breakdown of trade with China due to the pandemic.