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Same. Tbh, I wouldn’t even want to survive. That’s a shit world in which to live.

... because what follows after is like the end of night out at a club when they turn the lights on.

I always loved that bit when I used to go to the clubs, because I was aces at swimming between all the drunks.

Not all us are helpless.

Infections are a real risk, yeah, but I've literally some antibiotics in my fridge, don't even remember where from. Sure they're expired and for specifically I think ear/nose/mouth infections, but they'd be of some help. Also I have the basics of mycology down, so making my own antibiotics wouldn't be out of the question. Would it be risky, and entail lots of shitting my guts out? Probably. But if it was an apocalypse scenario and I had a bad infection, I'd take my chances. Penicillin is quite common.

I've also other medical supplies like large expensive-ish covers/pads for surgery wounds from my elbow surgery, they gave me extra ones as I had to keep it clean at home (and by extra I mean extra not ones I was supposed to use but in case I fucked it up etc) and general first aid kit ofc.

I've also 25 liters of fresh water, just in case, and a car with a full tank of gas, a freezer full of food, would last me months, plus the dry stuff in the pantry. Weapons, not really. Lots of knives ofc, not kitchen knives, but puukko, Finnish knives. From a pretty much pvp version that's almost a small sword, to small whittling ones. (Got my first one at four from my grandpa, proper puukko from Lappi.) Got some mace, a foldable shovel that also functions as an ax. And a very small poundage bow. (You could perhaps hurt people with it with good arrows but honestly it's a teenagers practice bow, more for the psychological factor I think.)

Besides all that, I also served a year in the military, where I went to officer training for supply logistics. Meaning everything you need to keep fighting fit, aside from medical assistance. Supplies, guns, bullets, clothing, water and especially food. So we were also taught how to slaughter and butcher various animals, and how to be relatively sure that what you're eating and drinking isn't going to kill you. (We also drilled a well in -20c by hand when the ground was literally frozen solid. Had to 6m deep iirc or was it even 8.) Also how warm you need to be, how much water you need daily. From all the basics from "don't shit near where you make food" to more complex shit, like which bacteria live in which temp and what it takes to kill them.

So you know. You might let go, but I wouldn't. I'm no prepper, and in fact find them rather comical. However I do live about 300km from the Russian border, so I don't think any of this is in any way fantastical or even highly improbable.

I mean I don't plan to crash a car when I'm in one, but I (almost) always use a seatbelt. Doesn't mean I'm fantasising about crashes. But I have survived several though, so.