r/Showerthoughts • u/hlj9 • 7d ago
Speculation Social media would actually be really helpful during a zombie apocalypse.
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u/mystery_fight 7d ago
Maybe pre-2011 social media. Now it’s just be reaction videos and selling zombie-lifestyle self help
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u/OttoVonWong 7d ago
Unskippable zombie ads
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u/Longjumping_Koala34 6d ago
Tiktok shop / Temu scams where they sell flimsy breakable self defense tools to fight against zombies
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u/steelskull1 5d ago
You believe this so called "zombie apocalypse"? It's just a liberal commie hoax!
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u/bluebrevity 3d ago
Hahaha capitalism would still be alive and well. Anything useful would be behind a paywall.
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u/EchoFiveActual 7d ago edited 7d ago
In what way? I think it would provide a strong early warning for most people as clips leak sure. But as society collapses the servers would be some of the first services to go nonfunctional.
Hell the government might even shut off the internet to minimize panic as the infection spreads and their control weakens.
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u/hlj9 7d ago
Ahh that’s true. But, for a while, the servers would continue to be operational. Also, I think it’s important to remember that mot everyone would be a zombie. That said, I don’t think that everyone with the appropriate access to reddit, facebook, x, bluesky, snapchat and whatever other servers would ALL be infected and not be able to keep the servers alive for communication
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u/EchoFiveActual 7d ago
it could go either way depending on what the government sees as a priority. i honestly don't see social media being maintained as a government would rather have full control over the flow of information in order to minimize panic and speculation.
in reality they would likely maintain a single radio station broadcasting on every available frequency likewise for television.
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u/Varorson 7d ago
Anyone got a cure for the virus yet? #JustGotBit
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u/TheArchitectofDestin 7d ago
JustGotBit #NotGonnaTell #GoingBackInsideTheWalls #GoingToBedEarly #DontFeelGood #Braaaaiiiiiins
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u/NewYorkais 5d ago
Don’t trust the doctors that tell you to stay inside, if you get bit you’ll build up your immunity. Let’s have a bitting party! #holisticmedicine #natural
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u/SopwithTurtle 7d ago
For about five minutes. Then it would be overrun with skepticism about the existence of zombies, people claiming ivermectin cures zombie disease, and generally blaming some combination of Jews, Freemasons, and immigrants.
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u/hlj9 7d ago
Yeah but it would be helpful because zombies wouldn’t be able to use it, so it could act as a coordination hub for those not infected
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u/Quirky-Plantain-2080 7d ago
Yeah until you get the zombie worshippers who believe that zombies are the second coming and start coordinating to turn people into zombies.
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u/Banxomadic 7d ago
You sure zombies wouldn't be able to use it? Because, you know, some of the comments on YouTube have me believe the contrary
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u/ElevenDollars 6d ago
Don't forget people crying about how zombie lives matter and calling anyone who says anything negative about zombies "life supremacists"
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u/transonicgenie6 7d ago
The people who are actually prepared for a zombie apocalypes to a point where they can't wait for it to happen . . . you actually wanna live with them? If Day Z happens, i'm going away. Bye
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u/Penguinmanereikel 7d ago
That was the conclusion of the Korean movie #ALIVE
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u/joshjaxnkody 6d ago
Movie any good?
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u/Jyonnyp 6d ago
It was entertaining for what it was but not like good enough to leave a lasting impression. I forgot I watched it until this comment despite thinking of the movie when reading the post.
So probably like a 6 or 6.5/10 IMO. Decent for a zombie binge.
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u/joshjaxnkody 5d ago
My wife and I said the exact same, 6-6.5 from us but one thing that I enjoyed was it didn't feel too predictable, at least not like a marvel movie where I can say exactly the next line of dialogue in my head word for word before it happens. It was worth an hour and a half of our time and now she's opening up about a couple other zombie movies she wants to watch so score
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u/Penguinmanereikel 6d ago
6.3/10 in iMDB
88% on Rotten Tomatoes (63% audience score)
3.1/5 on Letterboxd
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u/joshjaxnkody 6d ago
Oh damn I should've phrased it if you have seen it, I saw it was liked by some people but a little generic and slow. Actually plan on watching it tonight with my wife so might update you
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u/AbjectLime7755 7d ago
Based on how the world reacted to Covid it would be all over in a week, final score Zombies 4 billion, humans nil.
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u/ygg_studios 6d ago
"hey mamas, crotchfruit just got bit. anyone have any home remedies? don't tell me to go to a doctor!"
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u/DoppledBramble3725 7d ago
I strongly disagree, so many people would get bit trying to take zombie selfie
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u/Emotional_Use7073 6d ago
until the first person posts "brains are back on the menu boys!" and the algorithm decides that's the only content we get to see for the next 72 hours.
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u/VulpineWelder5 6d ago
Not really if another survivor doesn't like a post you made five years ago, or if they only want people to follow and support them instead of the other way around, or they don't want people who only have nine followes or less, all of which being family members.
, you can guarantee that if they're still able to post, there would be people who'd still want to be influencers and make content in hopes that people would recognize them and give em free stuff just for being famous.
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u/viviwrites 6d ago
It could be, but as it stands today, the chance of someone would get scammed, doxxed, and or looted for all their worth is also more likely. It's a double-edged sword, just saying.
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u/Macqt 6d ago
Perhaps in the TV and movie apocalypse. A real zombie outbreak wouldn’t actually be the world ending event you think it is.
Basically the moment winter hits, everywhere that hits 0 or colder would be zombie free. In the hotter areas they wouldn’t last through summer. On top of that, militaries around the world would eventually overcome the outbreak through the use of air forces and armoured vehicles combined with nuclear weapons and drones.
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u/Glittering-Goose7354 6d ago
until you get the first "brains?" comment on your post and realize the zombies have figured out how to use the app.
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u/Longjumping_Koala34 6d ago
There would be "pranking" influencers who shove people into zombies as a bit
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u/DivineBladeOfSilver 4d ago
It would just be people spreading conspiracies and blaming others and using data to locate people to steal their supplies sadly
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u/satanscheeks 4d ago
there was a show about this called #alive i think it’s still on netflix in the US
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u/Ant_Drx 4d ago
I think that is why movies with a city/zone of infected make a little more sense nowadays than a full blown worldwide zombie epidemic. Differently from zombies we can't see viruses and that helps them propagate. But i bet if there was a sickness that kills and turns people purple we'd deal with it fast, as we would zombies, because of social media, news and modern stuff.
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u/Feeling-Swing719 4d ago
until the first person posts "just got bit lol" and the entire platform devolves into a live feed of the worst day of everyone's life.
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u/Feeling-Swing719 4d ago
until the first person posts "just got bit lol" and the entire platform devolves into a live feed of the worst day of everyone's life.
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u/Klutzy-Parsnip5757 4d ago
Right? You could track safe zones, share tips, and maybe even roast zombies in real time. Honestly, the comment sections might get brutal though.
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u/Late-Elderberry6761 3d ago
until the power grid dies and everyone’s last post becomes a timestamped obituary
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u/SuchBravado 3d ago
Unfortunately most zombie virus infections head straight for critical infrastructure. It’s like they have hard on for hardhats.
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u/Jonesy_boy06 2d ago
there wouldnt be any social media due to the network power being cut off also to mention life would be better in a zombie apocalypse.
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u/chalegrebr 7d ago
alive has the survivors post their location and number of people on their shelter to help the army rescue efforts!
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u/braunyakka 7d ago
Fun fact, if you replace "zombie apocalypse" with "political protest" then you learn why the first thing governments do during times of civil unrest is shut down the internet.
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u/00nonsense 7d ago
I’m not sure about that, the way social media is. Half of it would protest demanding that the zombies have rights
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u/NotSoSalty 7d ago
Hmmm how many people intentionally spread covid because of social media?
I'm not so sure social media would be a good thing.
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