I'm basically preparing myself already for a long bear market even though it might not happen.

That’s exactly what everyone should be doing. I do that as well. In good times, prepare for bad times. Unfortunately, in good times people don’t want to even think about possibility of bad times coming. Then, they are in panic when it gets really bad. You do the right thing and I’ve been doing it for some time already as well. Not only related to crypto, I mean overall.

Prepare for worst and hope for the best!