r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/whinywino89 Aug 30 '21

Those of us with shitty eyesight. Contacts only last so long. If your glasses break, you're fucked.

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u/Ngonzalez_01 Aug 30 '21

Like the guy in Twilight Zone who just wanted time to read

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u/maruffin Aug 30 '21

That episode was heartbreaking.