Toilet paper, hoarding and profiteering, and ass hygiene thread

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It depends on the level of SHTF. Morality is important if you're in an anarchic society that revolves around community, and I'd like to think that's where we'd be. On the other hand, if it's every-man-for-himself, well then the survivors will be those who have no morality.

Personally, I'd bank on community. If it's EMFH, I'd rather die sooner than later, as it wouldn't be a very nice world to live in at all. At least with community, life is still enjoyable.

I'm with you almost completely-- my only objection is that I don't think EMFH is a possible reality. Even in the face of the 40-60% mortality rates of the black death, social cohesion didn't give way. We're social creatures, and we're always going to be attracted to other humans. But obviously this is just speculation on my part and my mind may just not be capable of conjuring up the parameters that would cause a true EMFH scenario.

[Poopadoop]

But obviously this is just speculation on my part and my mind may just not be capable of conjuring up the parameters that would cause a true EMFH scenario.

In any such scenario, it would take about 2 seconds for people to start making alliances. A lone wolf in an apocalypse is going to get his ass kicked.

[OngBonga]

I'm with you almost completely-- my only objection is that I don't think EMFH is a possible reality. Even in the face of the 40-60% mortality rates of the black death, social cohesion didn't give way. We're social creatures, and we're always going to be attracted to other humans. But obviously this is just speculation on my part and my mind may just not be capable of conjuring up the parameters that would cause a true EMFH scenario.

I hope EMFH isn't a possibility. But humanity never ceases to amaze me.