Conflict between living humans in zombie shows is unnecessary and unlikely. amirite?

idk if resources are scarce things get ugly quick

by aaronjohnston 6 hours ago

Yeah, but in a lot of these movies/shows/books 90% of the population is wiped out so there should be supplies everywhere free for the taking

by hegmannchasity 6 hours ago

The reason 90% of the population is wiped out in these shows is because it is assumed that people died from lack of supplies (no food, no medicine, no ammo, etc), and/or hostile interactions with other people. It's extremely naïve to think that after 90% of the population has been wiped out that there will just be unlimited amounts of easily accessible supplies for the taking.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

in a lot of these movies/shows/books Oh okay cool

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Cite a single source from the hundreds of human survival scenarios in the last 25 years where humans befriended each other as a rule.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

That was my point. In apocalypse movies that tend not to make the conflict about resources, I agree the fighting is stupid. In danger people are willing to look past differences to work together. Make themselves starving and they'll start fighting if the division of resources is fair.

by wellington84 4 hours ago

For many the experience was opposite. Selfishness. Remember toilet paper hoarding? Most people having "essential" retail jobs, and having to work despite the pandemic? The massive political fallout that followed some areas having a few weeks of restricting leisure activities? Covid showed that it takes very little for people to turn completely selfish and divided.

by Big_Magician 4 hours ago

I'm 70% sure more people would die from infighting than zombies.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

We don't even need zombies to prove that statistic in violent upheavals.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

We just had a pandemic that proved you mostly wrong. Unless you think thst wasnt apocalyptic enough.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

Exactly. So in the scenario of an actual lawless zombie apocalypse it would be 1000x worse

by NumerousSubstance182 3 hours ago

The lack of government causes a power vacuum. Without a central authority individual groups quickly form with their own leaders. Warlords pop up pretty quickly. Add in scarce resources and looting/fighting would be common.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

"In real apocalyptic situations, most people generally set aside their differences" Where are you coming to this conclusion from? I can only think of counterexamples throughout history where essentially every time resources are limited people become absolute monsters to each other.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

When resources get scarce. Yeah no. Humans will fight for those limited resources.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

In real apocalyptic situations, most people generally set aside their differences according to who? my grandparents has seen first hand what desperate people can do after living through the cultural revolution. when you and your kids are starving, people can be pretty desperate.

by brandynboyle 2 hours ago

People have been killing each other for the entirety of history. Things getting harder isn't gonna make anyone "nicer"

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

OPs never seen videos of black Friday or when the Pokémon card shipments show up at cosco...

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

It's almost as if the zombie threat isn't the main focus, but more a vehicle to tell a story about humanity in its different forms.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

The worst parts of human nature would have free rein.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

Did you mean free rein, like letting a horse decide it's path while being ridden, or did you mean free reign, like a group of apocalyptic humans raiding and pillaging against other humans? I don't need zombies to let you know I get up to some stuff!

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

Drama TV needs drama. What else would you expect.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago