I have watched a frankly absurd amount of youtube survival videos. I am reasonably certain i could survive long enough to die of starvation since the foraging aspect of survival never really interested me enough
Woot! I’ve been poor all my life, so I have experience gardening and foraging. I know the difference between poison hemlock and wild carrot, I can identify herbs that can heal, I know how to choose the best trees for food from syrup to bark bread, and I know which fruits and veggies grow best in which area
I’m also a mortician, so went through 4 years of INTENSE medical education, fighting against the students trying to become doctors. (I hate bell curves) I can cleanly dissect a body, know about ailments/diseases/biohazards, I’m not afraid of blood or wounds, can stitch up lacerations, and know which parts of the body to hit and bring an enemy down… probably should have led with that
I’m exceptionally charismatic and can become friends with literally everyone.
That’s a useful talent even pre-apoc.
I’ve done some stand up and I am willing to hurt myself for others amusement. I am probably going to end up some warlords court jester.
Nice try skynet.
I really don’t get people who watch Mad Max movies and think they’re going to be Auntie or Immortan Joe (as if they ended up doing so well themselves anyway). And even if you are, who wants to be king of a pile of shit?
Makes no sense to me.
You’re not just king of the pile of shit your kingdom sits on. You’re king of the people. You have an army at your disposal in a world where everyone is fighting over the very little resources that are left to survive. You are old and also have a chronic medical condition that makes it difficult for you to survive on your own. Why wouldn’t you want to be the guy at the top, with plenty of food and water and safety? Are you saying you want to be Max?
And that’s just the surface level reason. Think about how you could shape the future if you were the one with power. I don’t think anyone who wants to be Immortan Joe or whoever ran Barter Town just to go and do things the exact same way. They probably think they could rebuild society.
I’m saying I’d rather die than live a horrible existence like that. I’m not sure why you wouldn’t.
Dude, I don’t even know why I want to live this horrible existence.
most of the people listing their skills here are skills that require a functioning civilization in order to use.
I’m really snarky. What everyone really craves in trying times is a relentless stream of inane criticism.
That guy will generally get voted off the island first… Which in event of apocalypse would mean certain death.
I’m good with tools. I can keep a vehicle running, I can build houses, etc. Oh I can also fly, so we could take over an island and not have to stay on the mainland.
If you mean that you can literally fly, I imagine you could be a god in the new order. If you mean that you’re a pilot, I imagine that’d be useful, too.
Assuming I don’t die immediately somehow, I doubt I’d last long without anti-rejection meds for my transplanted heart, probably not a pleasant way to go out either.
I’m large. Good for blocking entrances and creating uneven terrain. I’m a nurse too, but all that lets me do is tell you “that’s not normal” and “that’s not compatible with life.”
I’d rather die immediately than eke out a survival existence in the rubble until mutants finally eat me alive or petty warlords make me fight in an arena.
I’m not particularly good at any one thing. I have a PhD, but not in a subject that’s “practical” in the post apocalypse. I’m physically fit enough, but I’m not a paragon of strength or agility. Relatedly, I’m in my mid30s, so not old, but not spry either. I’m handy enough to fix things with instruction and some light jury-rigging, but I’m hardly a Macguyver-type. I’ve never fired a gun before, but I can probably learn to use one.
Assuming I’m not killed instantaneously, or shortly thereafter, I’m an extra set of hands or an additional mouth to feed, depending on your perspective. Charitably, I’m analytically-minded and useful enough in the field, low to middle management type; less charitably, I’m an NPC type that happens to have some amusing dialog.
In a movie or tv show following a group in the post apocalypse, I think I’d be like the 4th to die; dignified enough to have established a minor story arch, but certainly not enough to be a main character. Also not so unimportant that I’m killed off screen (or worse yet, ret-conned).
I’m tasty.
I have an infinite amount of patience, diplomacy and faith in the importance of solidarity
