Generative AI has been the rage of late, stunning people with content creation. Chat GPT stunned folks when it was released and suddenly started churning out everything from recipes to essays to blog articles (it’s still human me writing here).
I read an article about AI generating images of people from different states. The program used to generate the images was Midjourney. I have my own Midjourney account and thought it would be interesting to take that same idea and put a spin on it – have AI generate photos of preppers in all 50 states.
The results were very telling about AI’s assessment of preppers. Apparently, AI thinks we are all white, bearded men who appear to live in poverty and hoard trash. Some of the results are downright entertaining. See the results for yourself below and tell me I’m wrong.
Alabama
Did this prepper just experience a natural disaster or does his home always look like that?
Alaska
Be careful of that fire, bro. Your shack is about to catch on fire!
Arizona
Aaaah, sitting down with your bug out bag and staring off into the land of no water and no food.
Arkansas
Bud, watch that fire or your shack will burn down.
California
Prepper or homeless? AI seems to blur the lines.
Colorado
Finally, a prepper who seems to be well-situated.
Connecticut
He has food!
Delaware
Prepper life = shack life.
Florida
That’s a lot to carry on one’s back.
Georgia
This guy doesn’t know fire safety either. His canvas tent home is about to burn down.
Hawaii
Fresh fruit and an ocean/mountain view. I might become a Hawaii prepper!
Idaho
I’m not quite sure what’s going on here, but the truck is split in half and there’s a fire on one half.
Illinois
Illinois preppers represent with gas masks and hazmat suits. Well done!
Indiana
This prepper is concerned about his identity… so he didn’t show up.
Iowa
I think this Iowa prepper is now an aspiring prepper after suffering loss.
Kansas
What is up with this guy’s odd rifle behind him!? AI flubbed this one up.
Kentucky
More in-the-woods shack life happening in Kentucky.
Louisiana
This guy looks ready to disappear into the bayou – with wet boots.
Maine
I live in Maine, and… well, I’ve seen this kind of home more than once.
Maryland
I hope this is a rundown shed and not his actual home.
Massachusetts
This bro looks like he’s posing for a picture on Doomsday Preppers.
Michigan
Another odd firearm depiction here.
Minnesota
This must be a low-cost bug out retreat.
Mississippi
More trash hoarding in Mississippi.
Missouri
Not sure why he has so much crap on the walls of his tent, but he looks like a friendly guy.
Montana
Apparently in Montana you just have to be a cowboy to be a prepper.
Nebraska
This bro is ready.
Nevada
I love this guy’s hair!
New Hampshire
Finally, a normal looking guy.
New Jersey
New Jersey preppers are at least patriotic, even if they just hoard trash in the woods.
New Mexico
Nice firearms safety, AI.
New York
Looks like a homeless encampment. I guess they got that part of New York right.
North Carolina
All smiles form this David Koresh looking guy. Is this the beginning of his post-apocalyptic cult?
North Dakota
I’m not sure what I like more, the spikes coming out of his tent or the low-rider car parked next to it.
Ohio
Plenty of gear here.
Oklahoma
He may have made this house entirely from pallets.
Oregon
Face = hidden!
Pennsylvania
Wall of gear.
Rhode Island
Interesting, a fisheye lens take.
South Carolina
Odd looking rifle here, but it’s otherwise consistent with every other image – bearded white guy.
South Dakota
He just came back from Sturgis.
Tennessee
I guess building a fire on your table is an option.
Texas
At least Texas preppers will be able to keep the music alive after the apocalypse.
Utah
High altitude prepper!
Vermont
I think I’ve actually seen this guy hiking the Green Mountains.
Virginia
Is he on his way to the dump with that trash?
Washington
Another secretive prepper who won’t show his face. At least the view is pretty.
West Virginia
Is that the entrance to a coal mine?
Wisconsin
I bet this guy dresses as Santa in December.
Wyoming
Wyoming preppers represented by a Dwarvish miner.
What’s your takeaway on these images? Let me know in the comments.
11 comments
Nice job!
Wow, great job on the pictures! All the preppers I know have homes,condo’s and/or cabins with stocked pantries,ammo,tools and bins to move out pretty quickly if needed. With these people if they had a fire or major storm they would be the homeless homeless! Then what?! You really do great research don’t you…
these were awesome! great job!!
I find half of the guys look like Jase of the Robertson family and Duck Commander.
I noticed the baggy pants. Seriously, a person who preps would at least have the sense to buy better fitting clothing. Most of the guys looked like they had been wearing their clothes for years and also they oddly seemed to organize their gear and supplies in similar fashion.
I think most would create neater storage systems. I think they’d buy or build shelves and racks. It looked like they just picked a spot and dumped their stuff and gave little regard for their shelter.
The firearms all looked screwed up. I guess A.I. is liberal leaning and ignorant about firearms. Also, there were too many of certain items. Like the man with “the wall” of small packs, all identical except for the colors. The A.I. seems to express hoarding and represents this from repetitiveness.
Preppers don’t just buy or collect supplies and pile them. They organize things and store them so that they will last.
Pretty amusing!! Interesting perspective from AI on the “structures”, firearms, supplies. Now, if only no one gives any advice on the reality of Preppers and prepping, we should all be fine when the apocalypse occurs, lol!! I am white, female, long hair but, no beard ( yet)!! Thanks for sharing, I feel safer already with AI putting out info, lol!!
lol @ “yet”
Nice ,im just jealous ,Stuck in city till i heal more. taking inventory, getting the good stuff to the front of the line.
Don’t be jealous of AI photos. You’re prepping, that’s the most important thing.
These were great! I’m curious to know what prompts you used to create these images? The things in common seem to be beards, packs, shacks, campfires (in weird places), all kinds of run-down stuff, plus a few odd-looking weapons.
Nevada prepper looks like Charleton Heston’s grandson. Wait! Maybe it IS Charleton Heston.
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