What Will Kill In A Long Term Disaster? (~1 Year)
We talk about all these lethal threats to survival, but what we don't often discuss is the numbers. What do you think is going get most folks? This is intended to take into account the initial panic, fighting, etc. and your honest views of how your region would evolve to manage permanent and total shut down of modern convenience.
To bound the problem a bit, imagine a permanent scenario (e.g. "One Second After") that removes your access to all utilities, supplies, and anything that comes from outside your immediate locale. Any community or trade should be based solely on what is available to you right now at this moment. After after about one year, things begin to slowly come back.
For me, it's sickness, followed closely by hunger/thirst/etc. I think a ton of people will get sick, and with weakened immune systems, it'll spread like wildfire. Starvation is a potential player, but I think that the 1 year limit prevents that from taking first place.
ETA: This poll is intended as a thought experiment. What's your weakest link? Lately, mine has been medical self-reliance. Things such as prescription meds, basic antibiotics, antiseptics, and bandages are always in short supply, and there are obviously limits to what you can keep on hand and what people with limited training could accomplish. You may not find the scenario stimulating, but it can serve to highlight some of the more tenuous aspects of our modern "civilized" society. Food for thought, perhaps.
Last edited by sevenhelmet; 09-26-16 at 15:48.
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