What would be most valuable in a post-apocalyptic world?

Candles In the post-apocalyptic world, candles could become a dominant new form of currency. In addition, candles are also durable, portable enough to carry with you, and come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes so they can be traded for various quantities of other goods.

Does money matter in an apocalypse?

While the action of Army of the Dead happens after a zombie outbreak, the zombies are still contained in Las Vegas and the rest of the world operates mostly normally, so money still matters the same way it did pre-apocalypse.

What makes a good post apocalyptic story?

Decide what kind of apocalyptic story it is: before the world ended, while the world ended, or after the world ended. Decide why the world ended and how: plague, nuclear war, aliens contact, etc. Decide how your character(s) survived the apocalypse (e.g. immune). If you don’t, you’ll leave major holes in your story.

What is a post nuclear apocalypse?

Besides the immediate destruction of cities by nuclear blasts, the potential aftermath of a nuclear war could involve firestorms, a nuclear winter, widespread radiation sickness from fallout, and/or the temporary (if not permanent) loss of much modern technology due to electromagnetic pulses.

What scenario would lead to a post-apocalyptic world?

The only scenario that would lead to this is if the apocalyptic conditions on Earth were different enough that surviving humans needed to adapt in fundamental ways in order to flourish in the new environment.

Is there such a thing as an apocalyptic world view?

A kind of secular apocalyptic world view, I think, is woven through a number of reform movements. Marxism, for example is often thought of as an apocalyptic scenario of human events, a series of great unfolding clashes of powerful forces culminating in a kind of utopia.

What is Karl Marx’s definition of Apocalypse?

Marxism, for example is often thought of as an apocalyptic scenario of human events, a series of great unfolding clashes of powerful forces culminating in a kind of utopia.

How likely is it that humans would survive an apocalypse?

How likely is it that humans would survive an apocalypse—for example, something similar to the event that wiped out the dinosaurs? Humans would almost certainly survive an event such as the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, but globally billions of people would perish.