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I still to this day don't understand the point that book served. I don't know if it was just a product of its time but I don't think a bunch of children would behave like that in the event of being stranded

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[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I sort of hated some books like that also. Anyway, I think it was more meant to be an allegory about society than a realistic tale of something that might actually happen.

[-] gabe@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe I'm just built different but if society collapsed or something I wouldn't do whatever that was

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I hope you never face those circumstances. However, you can't say you won't do something until choices could be a matter of life or death.

There are a lot of discussions about society collapse in the not to distant future due to climate change effects on availability of water & food.

I truly hope humanity can use enough new resources and much better management of the continued insane levels of damage to prevent the worst case scenarios.

[-] Andjhostet@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

You have no idea what you'd do when you're a day away from starvation for weeks at a time.

Unless you've been there, in which case, ignore me.

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

That’s the thing… it’s not really about society collapsing or being stranded on an island. It’s about human nature and how people set up societies.

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