I don't think you can. So I don't.
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I'm very lucky in that I have a good job, home, land and some strong skills. So, most of my model isn't realistic for the majority. But anyway, I operate a small farm as a kind of side business/learning experiment to raise livestock/honey/eggs/ grow crops. As an mechanical/stationary engineer I've also set up a good failsafe system of temporary generators assuming my solar setup is damaged or loses functionalality. As well as plenty of resources I'll need assuming I cant get power regardless (alt light sources, hard-core cold gear, water collection and purification, ect) I'm trained with firearms but hope I'll never have to use them outside the range. I do a good bit of canning and live essentially out in the woods with no neighbors for about a mile in any direction. I have accumulated tools that can handle most projects that may come up (maintenence is not pretty but unbelievably important). Again i recognize my situation isn't realistic for the majority. That said, anyone in any situation can learn basic skills like canning, cooking, sewing, self defense (armed or not) and basic structure maintenance.
The only thing I can think of to do to prepare is stock up on food in case of emergency. I really don't think I have much chance of survival when it all goes to hell. I guess try to enjoy things while we still can. I quote I think of a lot lately:
"Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on"- Nick Fury, The Avengers
There's little I can do to prepare in case the fascists come for me. The best thing to do seems to be to keep living my life as normal fir as long as I can
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I mean I'm barely alive with depression... guess I'll just die and hope to get reincarnated to a better world next time (if there even is such a thing as "next time")
You assume people know what you mean. I think you cannot just say „collapse“ without stating what exactly is collapsing and how. That would obviously change the direction of preparation. I’m not prepping but I’m electricity independent and i plan to use meshtastic because I think it’s fun. At least that would help in case of a communication network collapse. Not that I care about that.
First of all, even the odds a bit by keeping the knowledge of how to survive to yourself.
Why would you keep that knowledge to yourself?