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Rose65

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I get in the mood occasionally to read post- apocalyptic novels. It's interesting to conjecture about scenarios about how you might survive, what you might need and all that.

Yet I have come to the realisation that I won't be a 'prepper'. I can't see the point because where do you even start? Looking back at the covid crisis it was so frightening and so ridiculous really. We all headed for loo rolls and pasta. I hated it all. Yet we were never really really short of food etc, it was the behaviour of people that was usually the problem.

I have decided I would not want to be a person who hoarded food and aimed to survive while everyone else perished. It is wrong and futile. Let's face it, you would get attacked even more if you had supplies. The only real survival lies in sharing and cooperation.

I put my trust in the authority of government, law and order. Otherwise, when my times up, it's up. I would starve like most people, better sooner than suffering and lingering in a terrible world. The worst of human nature would abound very very quickly.

Am I totally wrong in this or am I just being realistic?
 

Well you are being realistic in many ways..as my mum used to say, if they drop a bomb on us let them drop it on our heads because surviving would be worse than being killed....

I certainly wouldn't have faith in the government ( god help us, look how they acted during covid, ).. or the law. I think in situations such as a war... you're just as likely to get attacked and robbed of what you have by those supposedly upholding the laws of the land !
 
The only book I've read on that subject was many years ago... Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. I enjoyed it very much at the time... not really sure I would at this point, but it was a good read.

As for your "wrong or realistic" question... if you'd truly put faith in government (ANY government) or law & order, I'd have to go with "wrong." Sorry! 🤷‍♀️
 

Right the Earth will end in Fire. The sun will boil it up. Its been proven its coming to an end.
No set date there though! ... :coffee: ... Enjoy what time ya got Mama!

If man ends it early, well, that just proves there is a whole lot of stupid out there.

From Here to Eternity by James Jones, It was like "finish reading the book" is the ending.
 
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"The Children of Men" (2006) by English writer P. D. James, or the highly acclaimed and gripping film adaptation "Children of Men" (2006) which should be on several streaming services.

In 2027, total human infertility has led to wars and global depression, pushing civilization to the brink of collapse as humanity faces extinction. The United Kingdom has transformed into a totalitarian police state in which refugees are arrested and either imprisoned, deported, or executed.
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A lot of witness and survivor reports of WWI, WWII and the years following the rebuilding on line right now due to the 80 year anniversary. Or dive into White Russian Revolution versus Red Revolution not to mention Maoism. Not fiction but scary.

If you want fiction start with Pearl S. Buck, Heinlein, Piers Anthony or good ol' Steinbeck.
 
The Emberverse series - Wikipedia

The novels depict the events following a mysterious—yet sudden—worldwide event called "The Change" that occurs at 6:15 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, March 17, 1998. The Change alters both the course of history and all physical laws when it causes all the electricity, firearms, explosives, internal combustion engines, steam power and most forms of high-energy-density technology on Earth to permanently no longer work.

Most of the action in the series takes place in the Willamette Valley of Oregon in the United States. The series primarily focuses on how the characters survive the loss of 600 years of technological progress.
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Rose65 said:
I get in the mood occasionally to read post- apocalyptic novels. It's interesting to conjecture about scenarios about how you might survive, what you might need and all that.

Yet I have come to the realisation that I won't be a 'prepper'. I can't see the point because where do you even start? Looking back at the covid crisis it was so frightening and so ridiculous really. We all headed for loo rolls and pasta. I hated it all. Yet we were never really really short of food etc, it was the behaviour of people that was usually the problem.

I have decided I would not want to be a person who hoarded food and aimed to survive while everyone else perished. It is wrong and futile. Let's face it, you would get attacked even more if you had supplies. The only real survival lies in sharing and cooperation.

I put my trust in the authority of government, law and order. Otherwise, when my times up, it's up. I would starve like most people, better sooner than suffering and lingering in a terrible world. The worst of human nature would abound very very quickly.

Am I totally wrong in this or am I just being realistic?
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I was drawn to books of the Northwest young, and one about Antartica. Call of the Wild, White Fang. By Jack London.
It started me on a journey of over 1000 books. .... White Continent by David Poyer.
 
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hollydolly said:
Well you are being realistic in many ways..as my mum used to say, if they drop a bomb on us let them drop it on our heads because surviving would be worse than being killed....

I certainly wouldn't have faith in the government ( god help us, look how they acted during covid, ).. or the law. I think in situations such as a war... you're just as likely to get attacked and robbed of what you have by those supposedly upholding the laws of the land !
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Lord help us!
 
I haven't read any books about it, but have watched documentaries about what might transpire. One thing that was pointed out that survivors would likely face anarchy and predators forcing people (if found) to hand over their supplies. I wouldn't want to live too long in a post apocalyptic world either, if it's anything like portrayed in movies. In fact, I don't even like watching those movies.

I just saw something (forgot on what) about a man who is partnering with a few people in his community to stock up a bunker he built. It can supposedly house 500 people for up to 10 years. Everyone has a primary task to do to keep the place running. I didn't see enough of it to see how they could fit 500 people in there.
 

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