What would you do with AJ? (results)

The rate on answers slowed down, so heres the results.

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As expected, people picked the more humane choices.

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  • I would be surprised if they didn't pick the more humane choices

  • I know, but at the same time, some people are naive enough to believe they wouldnt change in 2 years of za.

    lee4life posted: »

    I would be surprised if they didn't pick the more humane choices

  • I guess. Some people will but some won't. Only time would tell.

    zykelator posted: »

    I know, but at the same time, some people are naive enough to believe they wouldnt change in 2 years of za.

  • Number 7 for the win!

  • edited September 2014

    Well, twenty-thirty or so years into the ZA, since life expectancy would be waaay down, the only people left would be those that look out for their young ;)

    Basically, refusing to fight for the survival of infants lowers your genetic and social fitness to... well... zero after the lifespan of one set of people.

  • After that long time, realistically all walkers should be skeletons by then and there would be no problem.

    Well, twenty-thirty or so years into the ZA, since life expectancy would be waaay down, the only people left would be those that look out for their young ;)

    With what logic? Lee died for this very reason.

  • edited September 2014

    People as in groups, legacies, not individuals. I'm talking about survival of the fittest on the macro level.

    Genetically Lee's legacy ended when he died, however socially his legacy had an impact, in terms of his influence on Clementine. The people passing on genetics (and social influences) don't need to be the same people protecting the young, but you need both for longevity.

    I imagine that small tribal groups would probably end up lasting the longest.

    zykelator posted: »

    After that long time, realistically all walkers should be skeletons by then and there would be no problem. Well, twenty-thirty or so y

  • One group lived by your moral values and what happened to them? All died. Lee's group let just one idiot stay in, who put others in danger and half of their group died.

    People as in groups, legacies, not individuals. I'm talking about survival of the fittest on the macro level. Genetically Lee's legacy e

  • Doesn't change the fact that this is what is required for long term survival (beyond just one person). Having a good sense of what is worth protecting and what isn't won't guarantee survival, by any means, but it is a requirement for longevity.

    Rick's group is still going on in the same universe ;)

    zykelator posted: »

    One group lived by your moral values and what happened to them? All died. Lee's group let just one idiot stay in, who put others in danger and half of their group died.

  • Invalid poll. There is no choice for "I want my baby back ribs" :(

  • Well, the baby has ribs and a back...

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    GdaTyler posted: »

    Invalid poll. There is no choice for "I want my baby back ribs"

  • Well Rick has pretty much killed any threat to the group and ricktatorship doesnt fail. Did you forget that he killed that one prisoner, just because he was a threat to his group. Rick doesnt have moral high ground, he kills anyone who puts his group in danger.

    Doesn't change the fact that this is what is required for long term survival (beyond just one person). Having a good sense of what is worth

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    Well, the baby has ribs and a back...

  • Fresh babies are my favourite food. Some atheist have shared nice cooking recipes.

  • One thing i always wondered about S2 Episode 1, Why wasn't there a choice to Eat Sam the dog. Who would let all that delicious dog meat just spoil when people are starving to death.

    zykelator posted: »

    Fresh babies are my favourite food. Some atheist have shared nice cooking recipes.

  • Feeding on his suffering was enough for Clementine, it seemed.

    CrazyGeorge posted: »

    One thing i always wondered about S2 Episode 1, Why wasn't there a choice to Eat Sam the dog. Who would let all that delicious dog meat just spoil when people are starving to death.

  • Feeding on his suffering was enough for Clementine, it seemed.

    How many people have died because of little Clementine? She has a death count up there close to Rambo now.

    zykelator posted: »

    Feeding on his suffering was enough for Clementine, it seemed.

  • 4 all the way.

  • edited September 2014

    He killed that one prisoner because that one prisoner tried to kill him and play it off like he didn't.

    But that's another discussion that dodges the point. In order for any group, Ricks or otherwise, to survive for more than one generation people will need to protect their young.

    zykelator posted: »

    Well Rick has pretty much killed any threat to the group and ricktatorship doesnt fail. Did you forget that he killed that one prisoner, jus

  • Yeah, and Rick had safe prison in use. All i've ever argued is that taking care of a baby outside safe communities like Wellington is too risky.

    He killed that one prisoner because that one prisoner tried to kill him and play it off like he didn't. But that's another discussion tha

  • Just because you change from a ZA doesn't mean people are going to stop caring for other people.

    zykelator posted: »

    I know, but at the same time, some people are naive enough to believe they wouldnt change in 2 years of za.

  • Yeah, that must be the reason humans kill each other all the time in walking dead universe. You either take care of yourself and people you care about, or you put everyone in risk. If someone is liability, he will most certainly get someone else killed in long run, so why would you risk everyone else, just because 1 person?

    Green613 posted: »

    Just because you change from a ZA doesn't mean people are going to stop caring for other people.

  • Sure the baby's a liability and is gonna cause death, but not giving the baby a chance just really isn't something I'd like to do. If people die along the way trying to keep the baby safe then people die, there isn't anything you can do about that. Even then it's not like they're going to last eternally anyway somehow they'll manage to die, baby or no baby.

    zykelator posted: »

    Yeah, that must be the reason humans kill each other all the time in walking dead universe. You either take care of yourself and people you

  • Well people generally like to exist, so dying for someone else isnt that common. Is it really point to let people die because of a baby? Raising a child is such a unrealistic goal in za, that people would just die for nothing. Only way i see raising a baby is worth it, is if you live in safe community.

    Green613 posted: »

    Sure the baby's a liability and is gonna cause death, but not giving the baby a chance just really isn't something I'd like to do. If people

  • Raising a child in the ZA isn't unrealistic, as long as you have people to help you and can keep up with gaining supplies fast enough it'll work.

    zykelator posted: »

    Well people generally like to exist, so dying for someone else isnt that common. Is it really point to let people die because of a baby? Rai

  • Raising a baby to age where he can take care of himself is unrealistic, since just surviving for +7 years is unrealistic, even for adults.

    Green613 posted: »

    Raising a child in the ZA isn't unrealistic, as long as you have people to help you and can keep up with gaining supplies fast enough it'll work.

  • 7+ years isn't unrealistic either, as time goes on more people die, and you gain more skill with dealing with things like walkers or other groups.

    zykelator posted: »

    Raising a baby to age where he can take care of himself is unrealistic, since just surviving for +7 years is unrealistic, even for adults.

  • Skills get you only so far. Luck is needed also and 100% focus no matter what.

    Green613 posted: »

    7+ years isn't unrealistic either, as time goes on more people die, and you gain more skill with dealing with things like walkers or other groups.

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