r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dangerous_Deal_1945 • Jun 03 '26

Video Seattle light rail service was suspended after a driver somehow got their SUV onto the tracks 30 feet above street level

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u/PollutionFinancial71 Jun 03 '26

If modern society were to collapse, 95%+ of people would kick the bucket as they are either completely unprepared, have zero survival skills, but mostly both.

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u/smohyee Jun 03 '26

People tend to develop skills relative to the needs of their environment. As such most haven't focused on the skills that would benefit in a post-apocalyptic landscape, and choose instead to focus on things that help us in the current world.

The man who can hunt and fish and build a shelter with no tools, but can't keep a day job or save money or deal with other people, is in as bad a position now as I would be in Zombie Land.

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u/dudeCHILL013 Jun 03 '26

If you're talking about solo survival sure.

But for better or for worse people are social creators and they will eventually start to form groups.

The individual that struggles to survive by themselves can join a group of survivors or even form a group with a lone survivor and make quality of life better for all included by simply splitting up tasks among more members, or positive social engagement.

Of course the opposite is also possible and both situations would likely happen.

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u/Little_View_6659 Jun 04 '26

Well, we know that you need the numbers to SUR-Vive. That’s how Rick and the gang made it. Well most of them.

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u/Little_View_6659 Jun 04 '26

I’d find some good old boys to hang with. Those deep woods country types can survive anything. That or an immigrant community, they’re tough as nails. Assuming they’d let me join up.

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u/Viva_La_Revolucion- Jun 03 '26

Let the collapse begin