Would you want to survive a catastrophic event?

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The kind where groups of people are rebuilding from scratch?

I don’t, I’m too old to repopulate society. I have a prolapsed disc so heavy lifting/ uncomfortable sleeping and sitting would be a nightmare. I’m not brave or strong. I don’t have any skills that would make me an asset other that child care which I would not want to do.

Same 🤣🤣

Found Covid easy? You mean when nobody went out and we had to queue for groceries - hardly an apocalypse 😂

I live 5 miles from Hinkley Point. I've always planned to run towards it rather than away.

Me too! I loved that series

If my (young adult) children had survived it then yes. Otherwise no.

I’m able-bodied and reasonably fit but fundamentally lazy and also a very negative thinker so I wouldn’t be a good or useful person to have around. I’m also conflict-averse and I suspect a post-apocalyptic world would be full of tension and conflict so that wouldn’t suit me either.

No, I'm old anyway so getting ready to go.

Yes! I’ve always looked at the woman in titanic tucking her children in and thought she’s the only one with any real sense. Sometimes there are worse outcomes than instant death. Obviously I’d prefer my kids to survive, but I don’t want them suffering. Watching The Last Of Us really made me I couldn’t cut it in a post apocalyptic world!

Same.

I reckon I’d be quite happy. Getting rid of a good chunk of England/Europes population would be so beneficial. I can grow food at home, I’m well stocked for medicines, water and power supplies.

My kids would probably drive me insane with no school so I’d have to get creative but apart from that I think we’d be okay.

No from me. In all the apocalypse films, books etc, in turns out that the real danger for the survivors isn't the zombies/nuclear fallout/aliens/climate disaster. The real danger is other people (men).

Women and children suffer a lot already at the hands of men, imagine that in a lawless society, where everyone is focused on survival and power.

I know it's a fun question, but actually it makes you think a bit

No. I did some training in a Government department I used to work in and that made me convinced that I'd just go outdoors and be obliterated. The biggest threat is never food, water or contamination - it's other humans.

Only if may cats did, so I could look after them. Otherwise, no thanks.

Not particularly, was discussing with bil who said if it all kicked off we could decamp to his, middle of nowhere. I don’t think I’m cut out for that sort of thing

Well, of course you can only do that if you aren't attacked by the people who go around attacking others knowing there won't be
any consequences. I've watched too many apocalypse films to think I'd want to be around.

See this is the attitude that confuses me.

How on earth do you think humans survived to the present day? We are more resilient than you think.

Plus, there are many ways to make water safe-er, maybe not as good as treated tap water, but a world away from sewer water.

I’m not convinced I’d last long but I am bloody brilliant in an emergency, calm, pragmatic and great at coming up with workarounds. I would want to survive just to make sure I got DD and DH situated as best as possible for the long term. I however would only need to lose my glasses to be completely useless, have diabetes so once my meds run out I’d be on a downward trajectory and have no physical abilities at all so would be useless at any of the hunting/building/running stuff.

I understand your perspective but in the face of a "catastrophic event" i think survival instinct may kick in.
You may not have physical attributes that are suited to a survival situation but you may have knowledge that has value.
Bottom line is it would be up to you if you wanted to fight for survival or give up and go quietly or exacerbate the end......
My first thought is similar to yours, but i've seen many people change their minds in the face of altered circumstances .

People would soon take all that from you. You'd need weapons to have a chance at stopping them.

Nuclear bomb and fall out, no.

A disaster than meant rebuilding, yes. Especially if it involved working to rebuild with other people.

Nope, me and my daughters will be heading to the centre of it. Absolutely no way will I, or my daughter's be involved in "repopulating society". Unless of course, it is guaranteed to be a matriarchal society, then we may think about living.

Until a bunch of men came along and took it all from you after raping and killing.

There is no romance in the end of life as we know it. Once civilization collapses it's kill or be killed

The OP said Catastrophic event not nuclear

I took it to mean an earthquake or something like that where everything is destroyed.

Which people though?

Is this an event that leaves most people alive (and thus civilization mostly intact), or it's an apocalypse that kills most people and hardly anyone is left (many of whom would be grateful to find someone else alive)?

A situation where all civilization is utterly and irrepareably destroyed but still manages to leave many people alive, but for some strange reason they are all psychopaths.....is a zombie apocalypse scenario.

Are you meaning ...war? I thought OP was meaning some unusual and unforeseen disaster. Sadly wars seem to happen rather a lot, so I'm not sure it counts.

Uh, and you say you want to help other people?

Judging by your comments here, you'd be right at home with the people who have no value for others.