>It feels like he’s hedging against the very future his company might be shaping.

I dont think the prepping can really be taken as evidence anything nefarious. Prepping simply means someone thinks there is a risk with hedging against, even if they are strongly opposed to that outcome.

I think you see many of the rich prepping because they can, but It says little about their desire for catastrophic events.

Prepping for a hurricane doesn't mean you want it to destroy your neighborhood.