Walking Dead scenario, do you think most people are bad or good?

[satimy]

The military would take over

[Shadowferal]

Your questions don't really line up with "Good or Bad." People are going to form packs and those packs are going to fight over resources.

I think this is most likely.
It's not a "good versus bad" deal.
It's more like a "them versus us" thing.
Sucks, because in such a scenario the human race is probably an endangered species at this point.

[dextersmith]

People don't do those bad things in dire situations like floods.

[Malacrass]

I think this is most likely.
It's not a "good versus bad" deal.
It's more like a "them versus us" thing.
Sucks, because in such a scenario the human race is probably an endangered species at this point.

I'm totally on board with the "them vs. us" angle, but the "them" is an army of zombies first and foremost. I find it extremely likely that people would form smaller groups, or "cells" to be less vulnerable to outbreaks, but they would ultimately help each other out as humans. At least most.

[theostrichsays]

People don't do those bad things in dire situations like floods.

I imagine a lot of self restraint shown by people has more to do with the knowledge that the waters will recede and life will get back on. Given a few years of chaos and barely squeking by for survival, and the knowledge that things are not going to return to how they ocne were, there would be plenty of people willing to commit atrocities.

[Stelio Kontos]

I think I would join up with people from my religion and seclude ourselves from the savages and the sinners.

Oh? Do shitposters have their own religion now?

[Halicia]

Definitely bad.

People are generally only as good as they're forced to be... which is why a lot of people scream and cry at LFR and crossrealm and such, because they know they aren't going to get the *people* to change, and that's where the problem generally lies... people take the easiest way out... good or bad only matters in so far as it affects them negatively.

[kail]

Hard to say, I think the Walking Dead had to really lean in the bad in people to make an entertaining show. If humanity's existence is at stake, you are only speeding it up by going as a murderous bandit. Working together is the best method for the long run.

[Triggered Fridgekin]

Pack behavior can do funny things to otherwise decent people.

[Mormolyce]

While I have never in my life been accused of being too optimistic, I have to say that zombie apocalypse shows like the Walking Dead are extremely unrealistic in how they depict human beings. Leaving aside the whole, you know, zombie thing.

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Oh? Do shitposters have their own religion now?

They have been one for quite some time.

[Rooflesstoofless]

Those people are all idiots. Their humanity would have gotten them all killed before the end of the first season and I had to stop watching when they spent an entire season deciding on whether to burn a barn down or not.

If you aren't looking out for number one you are fucking up.

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Pack behavior can do funny things to otherwise decent people.

Turns them into cunts, mostly.

[Santti]

Personally, I feel the whole walking dead scenario is ridiculous, where people form these little packs and fight other packs to death for resources. It's a bullshit scenario, for TV. It just doesn't make any freaking sense to do that. Packs would probably form to some extent, but said packs would just merge with others. You know, form societies, like humanity has done since forever. Nobody in their right mind would think that being in a tiny group is the way to go. Literally nobody.

[Kithelle]

Sure there will be people teaming up...but I imagine many will be every one for themselves...I imagine there will also be groups...for if you've ever seen Resident Evil Extinction...there will be twisted freaks who will make fake distress signals to lure people into traps.

[Rudkobing]

Bad.

/10 bad

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Negan is life

[Unhinged]

We would kill each other for resources. We would form tribes and cults would be a big thing. People are svavages at heart and absence of consequences would make you see what himanity is really like. Rapr and murder would be widespread and prevalent. I would hate to be a hot chick in the end times.

[Deleted]

while it would be pretty chaotic in the beginning, and extreme behaviors would obviously be in the beginning in the end it would settle down pretty much at the status quo. why do i believe so ? because we already had the exact same situation, how do you believe society started to exist ?

people thought about themselves, people found out they have a better chance of survival in a tribe/pack, people bond together, people found other tribes, people fought other tribes, people realized trading with other tribes was more beneficial then smacking in their heads, tribes bound together.

you may say "but theres no food, what about the walking dead ? what if...." but think logically about this, where was the food when people first started agriculture and things like that ? where there no threats ? you may say zombies are more dangerous then a pack of wolves, (which i would kinda disagree on if you think how all the ways wildlife can kill you, it's just that the only wilderness most people see are empty streets on a sunday) but that would be all the more reason to band together.

[Kokolums]

It depends on intelligence. Intelligence is defined as the ability to plan ahead.

When their needs are being met (or they can reasonably expect to meet those needs in the future), people tend to be good. Otherwise, they can be evil. A more intelligent person is going to be less evil on average simply because they are more skilled at planning ahead.

The problem is getting the less intelligent people to also be less evil. The solution is religion. For those who cannot plan ahead, you tell them that they shouldn't be evil because God said it is wrong.

Then we get people who decide removing religion is better, but those are people who fail to plan ahead and see the consequences. Without religion, the lesser intelligent will get more violent.

[ItachiZaku]

Complete societal breakdown like TWD... yeah, people are mostly bad, that's for certain. Something like Houston or what's about to happen with Irma, that doesn't really count for anything. There are eyes watching, so people are less likely to get rowdy when they know people are watching and they can get in trouble for it.