I mean, if you’re starving badly enough you can sometimes completely stop having your period. So in a post apocalyptic setting that one could be kind of believable.
And despite barely getting enough food to eat the men are all jacked bodybuilders with 2% body fat in perfectly fitting muscle tees. Nobody gets utis or fungal infections despite not bathing. No one has to deal either poor eyesight or healing loss (especially since they shoot guns constantly without protection) Nobody gets worms or other parasites from eating bad food. Or dies from dehydration due to diarrhea. Etc etc.
It’s almost like the point of these scenarios is fun escapism and isn’t about perfectly simulating an apocalyptic wasteland down to the most mundane and uninteresting parts.
Makes me appreciate The Road more cause everyone’s body in that movie SUUUUUCKED
That book had more mentions of the word “grey” than anything I have ever read. I couldn’t stomach watching the movie.
The movie, despite being unrelentingly bleak, actually isn’t quite as soul crushing as the book. At least it wasn’t for me.
Never watched the movie, but the book made me thoroughly fear a post apocalyptic society. Tlou or Twd looks like a visit to Disneyland in comparison.
Nobody gets utis or fungal infections despite not bathing.
Not bathing is not a problem for humans, skin and hair need time to adjust, but after that all good.
Edit for idiots: Yes you are going to stink to ass and sweat but you are not going to die.
Also farmers baths are a thing. A little bit of water, soap, sterilizer in the form of alcohol or vinegar, and rags or baby wipes is all you need to stay clean.
Do not mix soap and vinegar. You will just de-saponify the soap and end up with expensive oil and salt. Vinegar is an acid and soap is a base. Use them separately.
Yes, you learned a new word today:
I’ll just go ahead and keep vinegar out of my bathing process entirely thank you very much.
I prefer alcohol as a sterilizer myself but some people with sensitive skin like vinegar better
Thanks for the clarification, I already do them separate but its good to know and I did learn a new word :)
TIL saponification is reversible… But it’s technically called esterification.
See? I never have to bathe because women love my natural body scent. My mom still forces me to shower once a month despite any amount of facts and logic. No wonder I’m still single /s
I actually had a guy once tell me that he didn’t bathe because “women are attracted to my natural musk” but also that he was “voluntarily celibate.”
Right? Just aging will get you an infection at the slightest change in the wind. Slept wrong? Ear Infection. Used those eyedrops and accidentally breathed into the cap before using it again? Hello eye infection. Oops didn’t pee after sex? Hello UTI. Heck didn’t even have sex? Your biome changed? UTI anyways.
Oh and if your infection gets out of hand: not enough doctors and you run a high chance of dying in ER
There’s a reason why the life expectancy shot up after antibiotics were developed. The moment we go back into the apocalypse we’re gonna start dying before 45 again. And more gruesome and painful ways than a zombie attack. Heck that will be considered humane.
Made me want to get back into Sons of the Forest. Now those are my people.
Me? No, I’m not a raider, I have a regular job at the clothing spike and hair dye factory. We’re just down the road from the 17 garages.
Women’s jackets have number sizes?
Yeah and they mean next to nothing because every brand decides what their numbers mean.
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This is generally quality control issues and it is obscenely rampant throughout most of retail clothing.
If you’re interested in buying a new pair of jeans, grab a few of the exact same size off the shelf and try them all on before making your choice or moving to a different size. It’s insane how much they differ (and while you’re at it double check that both of the legs are the same length).
Hello I’m an aging woman in a post apocalyptic wasteland that before the shit hit the fan had a changing biome and an infection once a month but now I have all these cuts all over my body from fighting off raiders that magically heal in a day if I wrap a shit stained shirt around it and can get away with not changing my underwear in over a year and can actually sleep through a full night without any issue or needing to pee. No prescriptions needed.
F,M,K
General Kenobi!
Who doesn’t want to look good? Especially in a wasteland. That will get more use than it ever has in today’s world.
Menstrual cups OP.
Why yes, some men are indeed, gasp short!
That’s one thing that surprised me about The Last of Us show.
General Kenobi!
Oh lighten up, it’s just escapist fantasy.
THINKING HARD. HURDUR.
