• Fosheze@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      You can also be so stressed that you have multiple periods in a month! that would suck during the apocolypse.

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          Zombies are not that much of a concern; common house flies would deal those quickly.

          What should concern you should be the arise of new predators capable of smelling that blood, like feral dogs.

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              Here’s my take: we already know wolves, coyotes, bears, leopards, lions and tigers, along with everyother land carnivore will gladly add a human to the dinner menu of the chance poses itself. In the event of an apocaliptyc event, those would be already accounted for as dangers.

              Dogs, I’d risk even domestic pigs, once cut off from human care, would become predatorial. Dogs, even today, can spontaneously form wild packs, capable of predatorial behaviour and aggressive towards humans. Pigs, on the other hand, have a scary capacity to regress and become feral when let loose on the wild; there are records of domestic pigs escaping from farms only to be taken down months or years later by hunters, turned into gigantic animals, covered in thick air and boasting long and sharp, tusk-like, teeth and a very mean and aggressive temper, not like the common wild boar that will actively avoid humans if possible.

              These new predator would pose more of a threat than those we already account as such.

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      The makeup is permanent. She has alopecia. And her father wore that jacket as he was wasting away in the last stages of cancer–everything else swallowed him up.

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      High stress levels on top of that would also have that effect.

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        But then they wouldn’t look flawless.

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    See also reality TV shows like Survivor. Men all grow beards the women somehow still have a perfect bikini I line

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        Not sure why you’re being downvoted because yeah laser and electrolysis both exist. I’m sure there is various hair styling too, both men and women to a degree because media, but like also people wanting to be on TV I feel are a demographic more likely to get their pubes zapped into shape.

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          Yeah I think it’s more likely that the TV studio will not allow a woman without a perfect bikini line on set.

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      I live off grid in the woods. Grew a full beard because shaving in the cold and the dark sucks. Always make time to keep the lower regions well managed though.

      Also knowing several women that live similarly… They don’t shave their legs but they do keep the rest of their hair very maintained.

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      Unrelated, but it’s been recorded that some tribes, to avoid body lice, actively plucked body hair. Some south american indigenous even used oitments and other concoctions made from plants to delay hair growth.

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    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.

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        That book had more mentions of the word “grey” than anything I have ever read. I couldn’t stomach watching the movie.

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          The movie, despite being unrelentingly bleak, actually isn’t quite as soul crushing as the book. At least it wasn’t for me.

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        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.

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      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.

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        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.

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        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

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          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.”

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        Turns out it’s an unpopular opinion, despite being true

        My hair dresser doesn’t like the fact I don’t use shampoos or conditioners, but mostly because he can’t sell me hair products

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      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.

      Also, they time travel past going to the shitter, sleeping, most of the journeys etc. So unrealistic that it’s literally unwatchable.

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      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.

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    One of the nice touches in The Last Of Us was Ellie finding pads when they were in a shop.

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    The best thing I ever read on this subject in a zombie book:

    “Why are you taking the jeans off that zombie?” “100% cotton; after boiled and washed, I can cut it up for pads.”

    Can’t remember the rest of the book but this stuck.

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        Most sanitary are made to be single use. Cutting one and breaking it apart to understand how those are made is an interesting experience.

        Reusable, washable pads exist but, to my knowledge, are not that main stream. But should.

        I grew up surrounded by women recalling the time before discardable sanitary pads were a thing and every single one remembered using home made cloths made of thick and absorbent cotton, capable of being washed again and again, even for a lifetime.

        Soft leather would also be an alternative, being absorbent, durable and washable.

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          I should have clarified, I meant the pads that she made from the jeans, therefore negating the need to harvest more.

          Thanks for the info though, I didn’t know about the leather fact.

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            There is no such thing as too many pads, even more if we consider the setting of the story. I can even imagine being used as a barter item.

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          Linen (the fabric, not necessarily “bed linen”) is better, it absorbs the blood differently and leaves a cleaner surface for longer, but I am told that linen is pretty rare in the US, and cotton more common. You can put a leather or a synthetic core in to prevent soakthrough. Leather isn’t machine washable (less of an issue in a post apoc world, but I live in a pre-apoc world) so synthetic layer is better. They smell less and work well, and cost little. I recommend to all.

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            I’m going to remind this for when I write my own zombie book.

            I’m not in the US, but linen is hard to find here as well. It’s expensive and to my knowledge the process is harder to mechanize than other fabrics. But the end product is a lot more durable. I’ve held an heirloom bed set made of linen and with years of use it was still very much new. And the feel…

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              I’m in Australia. Linen Teatowels are pretty common in second hand shops for cheap, and real linen bedsheets and similar are common in Aldi.

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                I wish they carry those here as well

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    Hello, I’m a man in an apocalyptic wasteland that before the cataclysm did nothing more strenuous than adjusting my ergonomic chair at my cubical. Now, for some reason, I am able to hunt water buffalo while fighting off hoards of zombies with hand crafted firearms.

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    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.

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    In fairness, when is the last time youve taken a shit in a post apocalyptic videogame? Although I still think its cool if things like this are considered.

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      Fuck. They need to do this. Bladder meter . When it gets full you start losing health. But you have to let your guard down to shit or piss and it takes at least 30s.

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        Fun fact: the time it takes to empty the bladder is consistent across all mammals. It takes, on average, 20-25 seconds. Species with larger bladders have a higher urine throughput to compensate for volume.

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        that would get so old lol. i would just be bored having to wait to take a shit when i already take enough during the day

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          Survivor games were dubbed “babysitting bars simulators” at one point when hunger, thirst, sleep and all other sorts of survivor meters were being added to all games because reasons. Unless they have some interesting ludo narrative dynamic they get annoying almost immediately. There’s a reason they don’t show up in recent games as often anymore.

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            The hunger bar in ark sucks. Its a multi point issue I think. The time cycle is made super quick so that does mean you have to drink and eat more but also it takes 10 steaks to fill that bar and you have to do it at least 3 times a day. It’s ridiculous.

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            i really liked survival in fallout 4, mostly because its actually super hard at the start, any fire fight could mean death, you gotta play like you are really there for real

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            Sort of reminds me of when they added laying water pipes and adding pumping stations and water towers to SimCity 2000. It was just an added grind which made it less fun.

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        Death stranding does this I believe…

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      Keep in mind that pretty much ever post apocalyps character would have horrible diarrhea.

      Just imagine every sneaking mission in Last of Us, Joel trying his best not to unleash a dirty bomb. Or the courier confronting Lanius atop Hoover Dam, chocolate water running down both their legs.

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      In SCUM you definitely have to crap and pee regularly and absolutely can get diarrhoea.

      I died more than once from untimely diarrhoea.

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    hello I’m a woman in an apocalyptic society who regularly fends off gunfights and who needs kevlar when I got this lingerie bust

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    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.

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        I’ve always heard other women have this problem, but I’ve personally only ever experienced it with expensive brands like designer stuff, which designers for some reason think all women are so tiny that their size 18 should only be just barely big enough to fit a middle school girl.
        Cheap stuff, especially stuff I find at walmart and such, seems extrodinarily consistent, to the point where I just pick up my size or one higher if they don’t have it, and don’t even bother to check if it fits.

        Shoe sizes however… I’m 99% sure those are supposed to be standard, and yet I’ve found size 9s and size 12s that were the same size. Got sick of it and now I only buy men’s shoes unless I need something fancy. Even then, logger boots are fancy enough to me.

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      I’m told they do in America. But their sizes are weird.

      Here it’s just M, L, XL…

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    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!