As a fan of movies and television shows featuring post-apocalyptic worlds, this question is an interesting one to ponder. If anyone wants to converse, answer this question, and ponder with me by sounding off in the comments section.

When I picture a post-apocalyptic world I see crime, fear, struggle, food/water shortages, destruction, chaos, etc. If you watch The Walking Dead, the world becomes a constant fight to stay alive. If you are more a fan of Stephen King's The Stand eventually most of the population is killed off and only a small section of the population survives leaving the world empty and quiet. The question to ask is would you choose to continue on with life or would you just end your life so you wouldn't have to struggle and possibly die in a horrible manner?

@marxrab using a Walker Photo Filter To Check How Beautiful She'd Be

I've always been more a fan of The Stand type apocalypse. The government accidentally releases a superflu that kills off a large majority of the population. It's a quick death to society. Those left alive might be the only survivor in their city. In this scenario I would want to stay alive for a while. In this situation the world would be mostly safe to interact with since most people are dead and all the world's resources are in tact. Need food? The grocery stores still have plenty. People died off of the flu too quick to panic and raid every place. It would suck to be all alone but I'd take the opportunity to explore the world. Maybe go to the White House or Area 51 and read through their files to discover the truths about aliens and conspiracy theories.

Of course there are other scenarios. For example, the government fails, money becomes worthless, martial law is enacted, and war is widespread. No food, electricity, water, or resources and the population is still large. Poverty overwhelms society so that people become savages fighting to survive. Would you want to live through this? In this scenario big cities would be the worst places to be. Out in the country where I live it might not be so bad. All you'd have to do is hunker down for a while. I'd expect that people would kill each other off. Without money and medical care people with natural health problems would die off fairly quickly. The population would decrease if you could make it long enough.

Maybe I'll Kick Back In My Garden Hidden In The Woods And Wait Things Out

In a violent post-apocalyptic world I really don't think I'd make it far. I'm short, out of shape, and not physically strong. I could easily be killed by someone else. I don't like the idea of spending the rest of my life living in fear of death everyday. I don't like the idea of starving and suffering. If I do indeed have the genes of my parents I can expect a whole spectrum of health problems as I get older. Without proper medical care I have a future of suffering. In this scenario at some point I might choose to end my life because it would be a far better death than being murderer or getting old and being crippled by health problems.

Head For Higher Ground?

Now if we lived in a world where zombies could exist I think I live in the perfect place to survive and thrive. The Appalachian Mountains are the perfect place to go in a zombie apocalypse. Climb high up in the mountains, build a house, a big fence, and you'll be safe. The woods in some of these areas are so thick it'd be hard for zombies to travel through them. You have nooks and crannies to hide in. There are plenty of water sources and properties with wells. Being so familiar with my mountains, I'd have an easy time climbing upwards to safety. In the zombie apocalypse I'd choose to head for the mountains and try to survive.

That being said, the Appalachian Mountains could be very dangerous in a non-fake creature apocalypse. People up here in the mountains like their guns and hate trespassers. People fleeing cities out into the mountains might be killed off by mountain folk protecting their land and families. Thankfully, I own land here in the mountains so I'm set. I'm near the bottom though so I might be taken out early by people fleeing the cities who want to take my resources. I'd choose to stay alive and keep a gun on me at all times and possibly be killed by trespassers at some point.

I'm realizing now I've spent far too much time thinking about this topic and hashing out whether or not I'd want to stay alive or off myself. I spent far too much time alone today.

So what would you do in a post-apocalyptic world? Would you choose to fight and stay alive? Or would you choose to end things early?

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