[–] trumptimestrump ago
The zombie apocalypse is a suitably modern myth. You keyed into it, the age of mass man. Its relevant because the capacity for man at mass and its danger is best expressed in an unending, relentless horde. And while death is the 'magic' of it, the metaphor shows its truth like all great myths when society stops. If the roads close, if the power stops, if any number of things happen. And riots like we see just because people want to loot and are bored will be eclipsed when the first world mass of man experiences a true return to privation, and there will be a zombie apocalypse.
[–] gimpyoldman 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I don't think the Zombie apocalypse will be a sudden pandemic. It appears to be already starting as a gradual evolution. I see more and more semi-zombies everyday, shuffling around, mesmerized by their smart phones, unaware of their surroundings, only communicating with other zombies by text or tweet. I can see that in not too many generations all that will be left are a few isolated groups of Luddites and Amish to populate and rebuild civilization.