There is a learning curve to each thing you obtain, and the gear you bought will not use itself, and it most certainly will not coach you during an SHTF
Your ancestors didn’t need much to survive, and their backwoods know-how combined with a good piece of land was all they needed to have a fulfilling life.
When people confront a problem, they reach for their wallets. Which only ever papers over the cracks as it causes our problem-solving skills to atrophy.