The further you are removed from large population centers, the safer you will be, for sure you'll have more freedom. Honestly, I don't see a total collapse as some do. I see high prices, economic problems that make today's look like kindergarten, and people getting use to doing for themselves.
Just imagine all those who have become completely dependent on entitlements, pensions, disability, and all the govt assistance programs that enslave those who accept it.
Just imagine all those who have become completely dependent on entitlements, pensions, disability, and all the govt assistance programs that enslave those who accept it. In Prepper circles, when we speak of when the SHTF or TEOTWAWKI, those you speak of are called "Zombies".