Man, your comment summed up/tied together my links better than I did! Thanks! :P
It leads to the conclusion that post-apocalypse aficionados are not only totally uninterested in social science, but society in general. And of course I write in this genre a fair amount, but I feel like I care a little more about what would happen to society because I do have that soc. sci. background. But I have to really watch for the whole "stupid dead humans don't matter" thing, even though my survivors just produce a new stupid human society. When you're dealing with the post-apocalypse it can be tricky to maintain a balance between "paying respects" to the pre-apocalypse world and moving the plot forward.
And I think it's a control thing too - not wanting to cede that control to government, and feeling a lack of control over one's life and family (and community?) - so after the apocalypse, you take back that control over yourself and your surroundings, violently if necessary.
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Date: 2011-04-18 06:00 pm (UTC)It leads to the conclusion that post-apocalypse aficionados are not only totally uninterested in social science, but society in general. And of course I write in this genre a fair amount, but I feel like I care a little more about what would happen to society because I do have that soc. sci. background. But I have to really watch for the whole "stupid dead humans don't matter" thing, even though my survivors just produce a new stupid human society. When you're dealing with the post-apocalypse it can be tricky to maintain a balance between "paying respects" to the pre-apocalypse world and moving the plot forward.
And I think it's a control thing too - not wanting to cede that control to government, and feeling a lack of control over one's life and family (and community?) - so after the apocalypse, you take back that control over yourself and your surroundings, violently if necessary.