What are your thoughts on post apocalyptic stories?
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Re: What are your thoughts on post apocalyptic stories?
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Will there be a complete collapse of society? I don't think that any one event will see the end (or partial end) of the human race, but I do think that isolated incidents have the potential to cause massive amounts of destruction in isolated geographies.
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I have very similar feelings. Love this genre, but it needs strong characters in order to make it a worthwhile read.CataclysmicKnight wrote:I LOVE post-apocalyptic stories! The Walking Dead, The Postman, The 100, even things like Mad Max... they highlight how differently people would act when law and order are things of the past and we have more to fear than boredom and missing a rent payment. They DO require great characters though, as that's what really makes or breaks a post-apocalyptic story.
As for whether it'll happen, I think it's inevitable to some extent. Whether it's a world war that changes life, some terrible natural disaster or just running out of enough natural resources to continue the way we are, eventually I think it has to happen. I'm sure I won't see it in my lifetime, though, which I'm happy about!
Also, I can see the running out of resources scenario happening eventually, but it's hard to really say and definitely something I don't like to think about! But, I also don't think I will see it in my lifetime, and I'm good that!
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Regarding end of civilization, I reckon it will happen eventually unless there are some major environmental changes. Not in our life times, but maybe a few generations down the road I think pollution and climate change will inevitably get the best of us. Of course that's decades away, and a lot of positive environmental and technological advances could happen before hand, so who really knows.