Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

[Rubin0]

This is mostly a question about your genetics.

Let's say you were one of the lucky few that survived a giant meteor crashing into the earth. All human technology is destroyed, and all we have are our own two hands and the genetics our parent's bestowed upon up. Would you survive?

I would absolutely not survive. Without contact lenses/glasses, I am a completely useless human being. I literally can not find my way around a room if I don't have my contact lenses on and I seem to have lost my glasses. In a hunting/gathering situation I think other humans would probably have to abandon me. Not to mention, once disease hit, I would be one of the first to die off. The minute someone coughs on me, I get sick. Sad, but true facts.

Consider any medical conditions you might have that has to be regulated: Asthma, diabetes, etc.


The main point I am trying to make here, is that we are so comfortable masking our problems. We can fix almost anything that is wrong with us...things that seem to minor now, but in a situation where those things were not available, we would not survive.

Discuss.

[5.points]

Re: Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

Considering both sided of my family are extremely healthy I'm pretty sure I could make it a while. Most people in our family usually live into their 90's.

I'm prepared any day to survive a life without modern human technology. My blood sugar is 80 (average is 70-100). 20/20 vision. Not taking any meds that aren't for ADD or sleep. Good immune system. Everything else is decent - good.
The only problem I would run into is being underweight.

[Izzy]

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No idea. I don't have any medical problems and my parents both had great vision until their late 40's and they still aren't that bad. I'm not very muscular but I'm sure that would change a bit if I had to kill my food every day.

Another thing that is interesting is how nobody today knows how to do simple things like cook a meal without an oven or wash their clothes without a washing machine.

I think most of humanity would be screwed because of their dependence on technology despite how healthy and fit to survive they are.

[who_cares973]

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I wrote a decent sized response to this thread but accidentally hit view previous thread so my response was deleted. In short though yes I am very confident id survive

[Reincarnate]

Re: Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

Considering how dependent I've been on the computer my whole life, I'm honestly not sure.

[Cavernio]

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I dunno. Mentally is where I might fail. I'd either have a new-found zest for life as a real struggle for survival takes over my apathy, or I'd completely shut-down and let myself die. I swear I've got some vitamin absorption problems or something. If I eat poorly now, which would still be way more nutrition than what I'd be getting after the world's toast, my body and mind totally feel that impact.

[Mulie]

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I have no health problems. If the conditions were right, I'd survive.

As for my mentality: I almost wish this would happen. Conditions would change in a post apocalyptic environment. Life would change. Activity. Empty, fleeting moments would become meaningful.

As a matter of fact, I'd welcome a death-by-meteor.

[All_That_Chaz]

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Sometimes I think about if computers were never invented I might be like... an Olympic sprinter, or an accomplished musician, or president or something.

But most likely I'd still be fat and lazy with poor vision. I'd be dead within a week. Devoured by my peers for valuable sustenance.

[G.S.M]

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Would I survive? Hell yes I would survive! I have a impenetrable immune system, very healthy, strong, very strong willed.

I would do anything to survive if such a thing happened. I'd be dammed if a fkin meteor took out the human race.

[AsphyxZero]

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While I'm not the strongest dude ever, I very rarely get sick and I'm generally in good shape. I have 20/20 (tbh 20/5) vision in each eye, and I have perfect hearing.

I think I would survive, but one never knows.

EDIT: Is this meteor a damn EMP or something?

[Without A Contraceptive]

Re: Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

as long as there was somewhere to find beer and cigarettes id be ok for awhile

[Kilroy_x]

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I would kill myself. No human technology means no HRT. I could try to synthesize estrogen from organic sources, but have no idea how. I would have no way to inhibit testosterone. Unless I happened to immediately and random encounter someone who could love me for who I was in spite of everything, which might be a reason to live, but the chances of that are negligable.

Other than that I would have the means to survive just fine in most contexts.

[Jokee]

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I don't know but I'm preparing for it. If some major catastrophe happens in 2-3 years, I'll be ready. No medical conditions and hitting the gym 3 times a week. I want to be strong enough to lift someone if he's about to fall off a cliff or something. You never know.

[ffraxis]

Re: Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

None of you will be ready and it doesn't really matter since you will die off anyways.

Because the situation will constantly be changing, nobody can ever be 100% prepared.

Post apocalypses are long-term and tend to involve more than one major disaster.

Consider this: your on a plane, suddenly out of nowhere a meteor hits the plane. you die.

the plane crashes and kills more people where it landed, they die. The meteor flies off and leaves a big ol crater, the people dead. Suddenly the meteor impact causes a shift in the tectonic plates and causes possibly a tsunami or earthquake, then more people die and get injured. Lets say this earthquake hit a major city and there was a lab going on where people were experimenting with finding a cure to cyanide poisoning and whole lot of other diseases. Or maybe it was an oil tanker, who knows, and it explodes and oil catches fire and people burn. And maybe during this entire it was pre-war because of some government tensions and then bam everyone loses.

[_Ashuku]

Re: Post apocalyptic event, would you survive?

I would hope that I could survive, but probably die, but saying you would live would be pure luck

I just hope i don't fall into the group with the stereotypical religious bitch that goes on sacrificing people

and goes on sayin shit like it's gods will, damn I hate those people in movies