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As it is, I can do huge amounts to help people in third-world countries by donating to them. I find it unlikely that storing food to help in case of a global catastrophe will do nearly as much good.
Well, storing food is more of a selfish option. People seem to prefer to think of either the catastrophes that are so improbable that nothing needs to be done, or so devastating that nothing can be done; but there's a great number of possible, not very improbable severe global events for which one can significantly improve own (and family's) survival with relatively simple measures.
Do you apply this reasoning to other safety-related expenses?