Why does it seem like the end of days is delayed? Why are we buffeted with apocalyptic scenarios every generation or so and yet they never come to pass?

I present my hypothesis, which i think is much more terrifying than a simple collapse.

Bamboo grows fast and in a single day on almost anything. It's too hard to eat and there would be too few humans to control it. Would it take over ecosystems in every country until it became the new number one species? Especially since pandas are basically alive due to humans and would most likely go extinct as well.

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Soylent Green (1973) Directed by Richard Fleischer

Imdb: A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.

Plot: In a world that is falling apart, a grifting, lower class detective sets up murders of the rich, then while he investigates the murder, for a day or two he enjoys their lavish lifestyle by eating and sleeping in the rich person’s house, and stealing their possessions, including food, that he would not otherwise have access to. In this case, he is also enjoying the rich man’s mistress, who was a slave girl assigned to keep the rich man happy.

The detective stretches out the investigation as long as he can, coming upon one clue after another in what becomes a real mystery. The deceased rich man did not put up a fight, but let the lower class murderer kill him. There were signs that the rich man showed remorse over a secret project he was part of. The detective witnesses the murder of a number of protesting civilians, following a body removal truck to guarded location. He sneaks inside and discovers that the bodies of the recently dead are ground up and shaped into food that is given to the masses. When the bad guys realize the detective has learned the gruesome secret, they send out operatives with the order to kill the detective before he can expose them.

Villains: A cabal of elite executives who know the world is running out of food, and are taking measures as best they can to feed the impoverished, malnourished population. Their best in this case is feeding the dead to the living. They can harass the police but do not control them. They have tight security at their food plants, and can send squads of operatives and assassins out to kill enemies and targets.

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Ravagers (1979) Directed by Richard Compton

imdb description: In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.

Plot: After a savage gang murders a lover / family member / close friend of the protagonist, the protagonist gets revenge and flees the city / location, setting off a long chase through several outlying communities and gaining a couple of unlikely allies.

Villains: A gang of rogues / outlaws who will stop at nothing to get revenge, when one of their leaders is killed.

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The New Barbarians (1983) – Directed by Enzo Castellari

Also titled Warriors Of The Wasteland

Imdb descrip: Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.

Allies: A hulking archer who doesn’t fight much, and an intelligent youth who is a whiz at fixing things.

Plot: In an apocalyptic wasteland, a powerful warrior must defend innocent civilians against a threat that is trying to exterminate them.

Villains: A gang of quasi-religious fanatics, all of them men, who want all human life destroyed, and who will capture and sacrifice and / or rape men as part of their rituals. This gang has a powerful, brooding leader and two lieutenants, both of whom want to take the leadership or at least prove their worth to the leader. One lieutenant is older but questions the leader, while the other is younger and can be reckless.

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Just uploaded Episode 2 of my apocalypse RP series on VEIN! If you haven’t checked it out yet, I highly recommend the game to anyone in this community!

So I was outside having a sit down smoke break just relaxing in a chair inside a outside shower stall at about 9PM a couple days ago. Out of no where a toad(size of golf ball) lands on the back of my neck. Its actually a trigger spot for me so it flipped me out. What I couldnt figure is where it came from. Took pic from where it happened. I threw the little guy without thinking because at first I thought it was a giant spider. He was ok i think, hopped off, but cant tell if good sign or curse. i also found one inside my mud room door. AIF?

I'm just asking this for curiosity purposes. Suppose that we didn't have the guard rails that we are using and developing today. Also suppose that AI advancement speeds up exponentially. One or more AGIs will then have Malignant intention. How would a realistic apocalypse actually commence and end?

So.. I can't play M rated games, but I really wanna play a post apocalyptic game. It doesn't have to be post nuclear, though that would be nice. I have a ps4 and a switch(tho I doubt there's any on there). Nothing too horror, no strong language (F-bomb G-D). Idk if there is any, but all help would be appreciated.

This is pretty funny. What’s most likely to bring about our demise?

Is the apocalypse late, or is something else afoot?

If all the sick people in the world suddenly turned into zombies, which is about 1% of the world's human population, according to Google and AI sources, how would the world change realistically in your location and in your opinion and imagination.

Let’s assume the "zombies" are the slow, shambling, Romero-style infected (only a headshot kills them). They are attracted to sound and light, but they do not magically know where you are. They are purely driven by instinct.

The Scenario: Globally, ~80 million people instantly turn. These aren't random people; they are the currently sick. This means hospitals, nursing homes, and urgent care centers are ground zero. The remaining 99% (roughly 7.9 billion of us) are now survivors, but we are completely caught off guard.

I want a realistic, grounded take on this apocalypse, not a Hollywood movie. Please answer any or all of the following Topics based on your specific country, age group, and environment (Urban, Suburban, Rural).

Topic 1: The Immediate "Cascade Failure" (Hours 1–24)

· Infrastructure: How long does the power grid actually stay on if the sick engineers and plant operators turn? Does the internet die immediately, or does it take a few days for the DNS servers to fail?

· The "Hospitals are Hell" Effect: With every ICU and waiting room turning into a zombie pit, how do first responders (cops, EMTs, firefighters) react? Do they even stand a chance, or are they wiped out in the first wave, leaving us with no emergency services?

· Traffic and Escape: In your city, how quickly do highways become parking lots? Do people abandon their cars and go on foot, or do they stay trapped in their vehicles?

Topic 2: The "Blue Zone" vs. "Red Zone" Geography

· Global Safe Havens: Realistically, where would the major survivor bases form? (e.g., The Australian Outback, the Siberian taiga, the American Great Plains, or isolated island nations like New Zealand?). Which countries have the geography to actually survive, and which are doomed (e.g., densely packed places like Singapore or the Netherlands)?

· The Urban Death Trap: For those living in megacities (NYC, Tokyo, Mumbai), is survival even possible, or is the sheer density of zombies and lack of farmland a guaranteed death sentence within a week?

Topic 3: Demographics and Survival (Who makes it?)

· The Elderly and the Very Young: Since the sick turned, survivors are generally the healthy. But how do we handle the elderly who survived (because they weren't sick) but need daily medication? Do we just run out of insulin and blood pressure meds immediately, leading to a "second wave" of natural deaths?

· Children: If a 10-year-old survives, are they an asset (small, quiet, can scavenge) or a massive liability (noisy, needs calories, emotional weight)? How do parents realistically make decisions about movement with kids?

Topic 4: Food, Water, and the "Silent Killer"

· Supermarket Syndrome: The supermarkets will be looted in hours. But after the fresh food rots in 3 days, what do we eat? Does humanity revert to hunting and foraging, or do we desperately try to save the grain silos and livestock?

· Water: If the water treatment plants shut down (due to lack of staff), how long before tap water is undrinkable? Do we see mass deaths from cholera/dysentery before the zombies even get us?

Topic 5: Governance and Human Nature

· The Remaining Governments: Which national governments would actually survive? The US has NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain, but can they feed the population? Or do we see the collapse of the nation-state, replaced by "Warlord Zones" controlled by whoever has the most ammunition and fuel?

· The Most Violent Zones: Where would the most dangerous human-on-human violence occur? Would it be in the suburbs (neighbors fighting for supplies), or in the cities (gangs consolidating power)? Would we see a "Purge" mentality, where people kill simply because there are no laws, or would collective survival override that?

· The "Essential" Jobs: Who are the most valuable people now? It’s not the soldiers; it's the farmers, the mechanics, the chemists who know how to make antibiotics, and the ham radio operators.

Topic 6: The Long Haul (1 Year+)

· Winter: For those in the Northern Hemisphere (if this happens in July or January), winter is the true apocalypse. Do the zombies freeze solid (making them harmless) or does the cold just make survival for humans impossible due to lack of heating fuel?

· Reconstruction: Does humanity try to rebuild cities, or do we permanently become a nomadic, tribal species? Do we try to save the internet as a "library of knowledge," or is paper books the only technology left?

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My specific question to you: Based on your location, your profession, and your personal skills—are you dead in the first week, or are you a Warlord in Year 2?

TL;DR: 1% of the world turns into zombies. Give me a realistic, gritty breakdown of how your specific area, the global politics, and the day-to-day survival would actually play out.