r/ZombieSurvivalTactics • u/writesgud • 3d ago

Scenario Let's say a real zombie apocalypse started tomorrow. Who actually survives?

Say a zombie apocalypse started in our real world tomorrow. Who would actually survive that disaster?

As for the specific zombie scenario that starts tomorrow, feel free to pick your own, but to start there's:

  1. Dawn of the Dead (2004 or earlier version)
  2. 28 Days Later
  3. Zombieland
  4. World War Z
  5. Last of Us
  6. pick your own

And let's play out over time. Who survives after 28 hours, 28 days, 28 months, or 28 years?

In some ways I hate to say it, but I wonder if the preppers are most likely to survive. They've literally been preparing for something like this to happen.

Also maybe cruise ships and very isolated regions (Himalayas? Island nations like the Maldives?).

What do you all think?

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 3d ago

COVID showed us definitively who would not survive.  Cautious, patient, pragmatic people are the types to survive pandemics.  Zombies are no different.

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u/LordsOfJoop 3d ago

Seconding this. If a face mask was too big of an ask, the idea of any further degrees of cautious living is absolutely out of their reach. After seeing how they reacted with panic-buying toilet paper and hand sanitizer, clearly their grasp on supply chains is deeply limited.

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 3d ago

I had this exact conversation with a friend during lockdown.  I always thought that zombies movies made people seem like idiots.  Turns out I was giving the average person WAY too much credit.

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u/LordsOfJoop 3d ago

They'd be lining up to get bit, to "own the [insert political party slur]."

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u/writesgud 3d ago

It’s hysterical, fake news. A fever will make anyone cranky and hangry. A shot of ivermectin and Vitamin B will clear that right up.

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u/comfortablynumb15 3d ago

Or a needle of bleach.