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Originally Posted by helterskelter808
It's been said by others now, but for the record I was thinking of 'Max Max-type' scenarios rather than natural disasters. They're not uncommon but they do tend to strike the same places over and over. And while they may kill many people, they don't result in the collapse of society as we know it.
And yet some people are constantly talking about unspecified enemies baying for their guns or food or possessions. What kind of disaster or situation would precipitate that?
I was thinking the most likely or plausible 'major disaster' would be something like the Great Depression. But while the economy is down the toilet, I'm not convinced we're going to see the likes of that again. And even that depression didn't result in the complete failure and collapse of the country (Government and rule of law).
And sure, there's the risk of being involved in an unforeseen disaster but I get the impression some people are jacking off while typing out these ideas. You can't live your life shitting yourself about something that might never happen. Stockpiles of guns or canned food aren't much use anyway if your house is underwater or flying around in a twister.
I just don't get the logic that everyone would turn on each other just because of a disaster. Generally in times of crisis the reverse actually happens and people get together and support each other more than they did before.
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For starters, I think people watch too many movies and get caught up in some crazy fantasy of living in a broken world, as if it would be a good place to live in. It would take a total national catastrophe of epic proportions for society to totally break down to the point the national guard could not be deployed to keep order. It's not impossible, but highly unlikely. If we get blasted by massive solar flares that knock out our electronics, or suffer from several EMP blasts, or even have a full out war, sure. The worst could happen. But just a currency collapse, I doubt it. You'd have some crazy shit going down as it finally hit people they they are fucked and lost everything, bank runs and all of that, but it would be short lived. As soon as the national guard is deployed, law and order would be restored if it was even really disrupted in the first place.
That doesn't mean it won't be hairy from time to time and people may try to steal what you have out of desperation, but humans generally have a knack for banding together and trying to make it through hard times together. As for Mad Max, unless we're blasted back to the stone ages somehow, I just can't see that happening, nor would I ever want to. Creepy to think anyone would want that sort of existence.