Day Zero
Ian Crudden Ian Crudden

Day Zero

Most people live their entire lives inside a lie. They think the grid will always hum, the shelves will always restock, the tap will always run clean. They think “emergency preparedness” means having an extra flashlight somewhere under the sink and a couple cans of soup that expired in 2017.

When the lights go out for more than a few hours, you start to see the cracks. People panic. Neighbors get loud. Gas stations run dry in hours. Cell towers choke on demand and die. You realize quickly that civilization isn’t a wall — it’s glass, and it shatters fast.

Dead Air Ops isn’t about fear. It’s about facing that reality with clear eyes and a calm pulse. The world’s not ending tomorrow, but the systems you depend on will fail eventually. It might be a storm, a hack, a war, or just the slow decay of an overworked power grid. Doesn’t matter. What matters is what you do next…

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