Last Person on Earth

[poog]

You wake up to find that everyone has vanished. You are the last person on Earth.

What would you do? Where would you go? How would you get there?

What purpose would there be in doing anything?

None whatsoever. At least that's what I think.

If I was the last person on Earth...

... I would find a car that is unlocked with the keys in it. I'd drive to a gas station and fill up on gas and supply myself with food.

Then I would drive. Recklessly.

I'd drive to New York. I don't know the way, but what's the rush? There's no schedules, no plans or commitments, there's nothing. Then I would find a lavish and expensive place there to spend the night in. The next morning I would finish off the rest of my gas station supplies.

I would have to go get more food then, if I planned on surviving. I would get boxed snacks like Cheez-its for the time being. Then I would just walk around New York. Thinking to myself. Not very hard, and not very much about anything in particular. I would let my mind wander until I'd realize that there isn't much purpose left for me on the planet.

I'd then sit down.

And wait...

For anything to happen.

I would spend several years doing this, moving from place to place, emptying grocery marts and the like, moving like a restless nomad. I'd walk and think and sit.

Then, I would have an idea.

I would hop in a car, preferably a fast one, and drive away from New York. I'd drive and drive until the car ran out of gas. Then I would walk until my legs gave out.

And as I would be lying there, be it in dirt, grass, gravel, sand, shallow water, I would look up at the sky.

And then I would die.

But I wouldn't die of old age, or cancer, or pneumonia.

I would die of loneliness...

What would you do?

[nitsuJ]

I'd probaby blow shit up. Tear shit up. Go to huge mansions and check them out, check out all the cool stuff.

[poog]

I'd probaby blow shit up. Tear shit up. Go to huge mansions and check them out, check out all the cool stuff.

:D

Sweet.

What mansions? Like celebrities and stuff?

[hungrymanz]

I would write a book for no one to ever read.

[nitsuJ]

:D

Sweet.

What mansions? Like celebrities and stuff?

Yar.

[Cryptic]

Although, I am a solitary creature by nature, this post has been extrodinarily insightful and seems very real. When I was reading the words, it was like it was actually happening. And I could very well imagine myself dying from lonliness if it were to happen. In retrospect however it seems I would be impervious to such negative effects.

[John11]

I'd wander through other people's houses looking at how they lived their lives. I'd probably read a lot and practice lucid dreaming a lot.

[Catbus]

My days would be similar to poogs, only with more substance abuse, which in turn would lead to my death.

[poog]

Although, I am a solitary creature by nature, this post has been extrodinarily insightful and seems very real. When I was reading the words, it was like it was actually happening. And I could very well imagine myself dying from lonliness if it were to happen. In retrospect however it seems I would be impervious to such negative effects.

What would you feel then, if not lonely? Happy? Free?

I'd wander through other people's houses looking at how they lived their lives. I'd probably read a lot and practice lucid dreaming a lot.

That sounds good. You could try lucid dreaming of other people.

I would write a book for no one to ever read.

What would it be about?

[drewmandan]

I don't think any of you, except perhaps poog, truly understand the magnitude of the loneliness, and how fast it will set in. It wouldn't take years, it would take weeks for depression and madness to set in. Maybe days, depending on how well you grasp the situation.

I honestly think that most people, or at least most psychologically healthy people, would kill themselves from depression within a few weeks, myself included.

[slayer]

I would spend years building a machine that would make me sleep and dream forever and ever.

[kesto24]

lol i like that one.

but i would grow acres of weed and spend rest of my life LDing

[Greedo]

Considering everyone I love just basically DIED, I'd probably kill myself, as nothing I could do would really be any fun anymore... Not even shooting guns at skyscrapers, which would be awesome. But yeah.. Everyone would be gone. No thanks =\

[dylanshmai]

find oil (unless near the equator) for heating source. Find guns/food and hunt for food, clean water, and then make a good fort and pig out on great things people left for me.

and build a music studio and jam out/do art and pursue the hobbies I have always wanted. Read books which would help me figure out the things I want to do. Hopefully their are animals around I can eat and kill and possibly even have sex with (you never know until you are that lonely).

[CryoDragoon]

Wouldn't the food go very bad very soon without people to fill the grocery stores again?



Anyways... I'd probably try to hold out as long as I could... But I fear depression, mania, and suicide would follow shortly...


Darn.

[Bonsay]

No but seriously. I don't know what I'd do. In essence, even the most solitary humans need each other to survive. Our lives revolve around each other and we evolve together. It's one of the things that make us human, that's how we got from sticks and stones to cars and everyday jobs. Being alone would devoid you of basic natural needs or instincts like reproduction and you'd lose a purpose in life you're given by society, unless you're some shaman or zen monk.
Most likely I'd do something like the OP suggested and look for other people. I'd also probably get a dog...

...or maybe I'd make a Wilson to talk to.
http://www.indyprops.com/pp-wilson1.jpg

[poog]

Wouldn't the food go very bad very soon without people to fill the grocery stores again?

probably. :(

[drewmandan]

Wouldn't the food go very bad very soon without people to fill the grocery stores again?


Non-perishables won't go bad within your lifetime.

[SassyGirl16]

I am a very social person. I like to be around people, I don't like being by myself. That being said I would kill myself. I would only last a couple of days, & that time would be spent just wondering around. I'd prob explore people's houses, & read a lot.

[slayer]

Oh wait...

If we have the technology, you could probably take some years and learn how to reproduce things or something and attempt to re-populate the world by yourself...

[drewmandan]

Oh wait...

If we have the technology, you could probably take some years and learn how to reproduce things or something and attempt to re-populate the world by yourself...

Modern research takes integrated teams of hundreds or thousands of people and years to produce something tangible. A single person would not be able to re-invent an implement of the early 20th century in a lifetime, let alone the advanced technology needed to bring back people.

[poog]

I just finished reading The War of the Worlds.

The narrator found himself in a situation not completely similar to this one.

[Man of Shred]

I am a very social person. I like to be around people, I don't like being by myself. That being said I would kill myself. I would only last a couple of days, & that time would be spent just wondering around. I'd prob explore people's houses, & read a lot.


How come you don't like being by yourself? I love being by myself, no one to distract me from anything.

If i were the last person on earth i would live it up. I'd probably do lots of shrooms.

[Siиdяed]

I am the last person on Earth. The only thing that keeps me sane is my internet time machine. It means my internet is set back by 5 years, and so I can talk to people back when they still existed.

Damnut I'm lonely.

[poog]

I am the last person on Earth. The only thing that keeps me sane is my internet time machine. It means my internet is set back by 5 years, and so I can talk to people back when they still existed.

Damnut I'm lonely.

What happens to us? :shock:

[Siиdяed]

I'm not going to lie to you, there will be some raping before the end comes for you guys. Not pretty raping either.

In fairness, no-one could have seen those aliens coming. You might later on, but that's a different story.

[Umbrasquall]

The real question is what you would do if everyone was still with you, except they've all turned into zombies.

[SassyGirl16]

How come you don't like being by yourself? I love being by myself, no one to distract me from anything.

If i were the last person on earth i would live it up. I'd probably do lots of shrooms.

I don't know I've just always been this way. I just don't like to be by myself.

[poog]

The real question is what you would do if everyone was still with you, except they've all turned into zombies.

Break out the chainsaw! :P

[Pastulio_]

The real question is what you would do if everyone was still with you, except they've all turned into zombies.

*Cocks shotgun*

[Venomblood]

Turns out you're on a TV reality show. Might want to think twice before blowing everything up ;) .

[Soldier]

The real question is what you would do if everyone was still with you, except they've all turned into zombies.

I think about that one alot


if i was the last man on earth I'd find a nice car but stay at my farm, I'd grow weed until I had enough and I'd just drive and explore. go hunting in places were you needed rare premits. it wouldnt be the end of the world, it would be awesome! if there was no dogs though I'd die

[Ric W]

The difficulty would be staying reasonably sane in order to survive. So assuming I don't go all messed up in the first few months, I'd have to move location.

I don't fancy trying to live through winter when there's just me! Also, buildings will become more dangerous as water and the other elements have at them without maintenance.

I'd find a structure that I could maintain easily, with natural materials. Then I'd try to amass a store of tools and useful stuff. Water shouldn't be a problem, as there are fresh water springs, and I should be able to use either puritabs or boiling to sterilise it.

I think I'd definitely end up like Will Smith in I Am Legend... with the dummies everywhere.

Cars aren't going to provide fun after a few years as petrol goes off inside a couple of years and becomes unusable.

The more I think about it, the more I don't think I would be around for many years after it happened.

Ric

[Alric]

Modern research takes integrated teams of hundreds or thousands of people and years to produce something tangible. A single person would not be able to re-invent an implement of the early 20th century in a lifetime, let alone the advanced technology needed to bring back people.

Well I am not sure about that one. You would have unlimited resources, and machines which could build all kinds of stuff for you. Its only a matter of finding what you want.

Unless we are assuming there was nuclear fallout and everything man made was wiped off the face of the planet.

[Rozzy]

well i would go to six flags... wait.... darn it!!! okay, i would go to like a cabin by a lake and spend my time there, and if i get lonely, i will go online and look at people, or i would pretend someone really was there..... yeah....:banana:

[Aiolos]

Nothing would exsist if that happened to me. I would blow everything up and I'd end up spending my time just trying to find our nukes so I can launch them at stuff. But all in all I agree with you. I wouldn't die from nuclear fall-out or some random bomb exploding. I'd die of loneliness for the fact that something is only enjoyable for so long until you have no one else to share it with.

[blahaha]

I would drive around, do fun shit, look at cool stuff. Rob some banks or jewelry stores, play in some money and stuff. It wouldn't mean anything anymore, but it would still be cool to play in a pile of money. I'd probably just drive around with my dog doing fun stuff for a few days. Then I'd find a nice farm or something, and plant a lot of weed. I'd rob some liquor stores too. I'd drive to the ghetto, rob some houses, just get fucked up on some illegal substances for awhile. Shoot some guns at tall buildings, cars and stuff. After having fun for awhile, and finding a nice car to take, I'd settle down on my farm with lots of animals and lots of weed and liquor. I'd go to the zoo to get some tigers and elephants and stuff to live with me, too. Hell yeah. I'd be living large. That's what I'd do.

Oh, and if everyone turned into zombies, I'd do the same thing but I'd have lots of guns and swords to play with. It would actually be even more fun if everyone turned into zombies but me... I'd keep my current dog Tobias safe from them, but I'd get some attack dogs and stuff to keep me safe while I sleep. During the day I'd get fucked up and kill some zombies. :)

[poog]

I would drive around, do fun shit, look at cool stuff. Rob some banks or jewelry stores, play in some money and stuff. It wouldn't mean anything anymore, but it would still be cool to play in a pile of money. I'd probably just drive around with my dog doing fun stuff for a few days. Then I'd find a nice farm or something, and plant a lot of weed. I'd rob some liquor stores too. I'd drive to the ghetto, rob some houses, just get fucked up on some illegal substances for awhile. Shoot some guns at tall buildings, cars and stuff. After having fun for awhile, and finding a nice car to take, I'd settle down on my farm with lots of animals and lots of weed and liquor. I'd go to the zoo to get some tigers and elephants and stuff to live with me, too. Hell yeah. I'd be living large. That's what I'd do.

You wouldn't feel anything towards the rest of mankind?

[blahaha]

You wouldn't feel anything towards the rest of mankind?

Nah, I don't have many friends. And the friends I do have I don't really like anyways. Sure I'd miss my family and stuff, but I'd get over it. It actually sounds like fun. As long as I had animals to keep me company, I believe I'd be fine.

[Aiolos]

You wouldn't feel anything towards the rest of mankind?

Everyone dies sometime though. Guess it would be different if everyone was just gone. But if they were to die it would totally be different.

[Abra]

I'd try to discover what happened to everyone, and why I was the only one left. That would be my mission. I'd see if I was in the right time period, and if I was, and people disappeared overnight... I'd search for clues in locations that used to be under heavy guard. On my way, I'd free as many pets as possible, breaking into houses with the best hatchet I could find.

If I couldn't find them, I would gather all language-learning materials. I'd rig audio tapes to go off when someone enters my estate. There would be preschooler phonics flashcards and ESL textbooks. Many CDs and a text-to-speech translator. I would ensure permanence in all literature in the estate. They would last millenia. Then I would write. I'd write about whatever clues I had found, what time it is, and how to relate our time to geological time. I'd write about human nature. I'd hope that someday some species (from earth or beyond) would evolve to the point where they found what I wrote, and would translate it. I would not die until I achieved this objective.

In between those two steps, I'd "inherit" a green (self-sustaining) estate where I would raise the hardiest glofish, and release them into their native habitats. In case my "message to the future" system fails, at least whatever species is next will awe over the inexplicable mystery of these fish (if humanity is buried too deep, these genetically-altered fish serve as the last clue that we ever were).

[Yosemine]

Since I'm bored, lets theorize...

So, assuming I know what happened to stay away from the "discover what happened" life goal, I'd first probably go insane. Providing I somehow didn't go insane, I'd probably go to the gas station and fill up as many portable tanks as I can with gas and take it back to my street. I'd get a few portable generators, because the house electricity would go out very soon. Since I don't know about electric engineering, I'd probably just take new lights and power supplies because I'd have no idea of how to rewire the house to run on them. Eventually I'd replace these with solar cells, since I'm in California, but that would be a good start. Since most of the food in the refrigerator would spoil relatively quick, I'd probably just stock up on tons of nonperishable foods, and eat the crap for the rest of my life, because there is no way I'm running my own tiny farm (though I could eventually get so bored I'll resort to that). I'd also bring lots of medicine, and try to learn of basic symptoms and treatments (if I got a bad disease I'd be screwed though). For water I'd probably drive to the nearby reservoir in a truck and transport fresh water. It would take forever, since I wouldn't know how to take more than one barrel into the truck at a time, but I have time on my hands... I'd really try to bring back as much water as I can. Like this I could probably last fine for a few months while planning what to do next.

Eventually I would probably go to New York City once I figured out how to sustain myself there. I'd probably drive, but I COULD take a small prop plane there. They aren't that hard to fly. I'm not sure how long gas stations would work though, and in New York I may have to siphon gas out of cars. I'd probably find an electric vehicle eventually, and run all electric things on solar/wind power. I'd have all the power I want to myself obviously.

Then, well I don't know. I'd live in a depressingly deserted city, and I'd probably spend the rest of my life very sadly exploring what's left of humanity's structures. I'd probably do some crazy shit like everyone else. For all I know I'll learn to fly F-16's off of flight simulators then fly a real one. I'd probably try to create a time capsule too. Then, in the end, I'd die the most terrible death all alone in what was once someone else's bed.


Hmmm, that was entertaining to think about. I'm sure I missed a lot of stuff though.

[Never]

It wouldn't be much different than any other day. Pointless.

[six66picupstyxx]

i would light things on fire, find a fire work factory and blow up a gas station, idk just crazy stuff i have always seen in video games

[kichu]

I don't think any of you, except perhaps poog, truly understand the magnitude of the loneliness, and how fast it will set in. It wouldn't take years, it would take weeks for depression and madness to set in. Maybe days, depending on how well you grasp the situation.

I honestly think that most people, or at least most psychologically healthy people, would kill themselves from depression within a few weeks, myself included.

I have to agree. I don't think "I like to be alone" qualifies as an argument in this situation. You would go bat-shit crazy.

It would be better though and not as hard, if you had animals. Are there still animals in this scenario?

I would definitely keep looking for people. How would you EVER know that EVERYONE is gone? You couldn't know for sure. I think that would be a goal for a lot of people.

And actually, I'd probably have some kind of breakdown because I would be questioning my sanity. I would probably think there is NO way that this is real, I must have gone nuts or something and I would question every single thing around me and go insane from it.

[Carôusoul]

Go walking.

[Specialis Sapientia]

I would drive 500 km to my nearest Air force base with fighter jets.

Then I would the base my home, fly around in my F-16 and see Earths beaty from above.

After some time I would fly to some other air base, in another country and do they same.

I think my last trip should be to Machu Picchu, from there I would explore as much as I can. :)

[Bearsy]

I would make my way, similar to poog's description, across the continent. Eventually making my way to Washington DC.

With my last breaths, I would masturbate furiously onto the desk in the Oval Office then go die in the Lincoln bedroom.

[Invader]

God, do I love this question. I've asked my friends this before.

The first thing on my list of things to do would be to get a puppy, or a newborn hawk from the local aviary. Perhaps both, being that my mood will go from happy to even MORE happy, and I'll be ready to take on the world. Food will never be an issue, as un-perishables are everywhere. I'll grab what used to be someone's ipod, load up on music, and hit the road to Area 51. I'll go through every conspicuous record i can get my hands on, and get into as many hangars (above ground and underground) as possible. I'll do the same at the Pentagon and the CIA headquarters for kicks.

Next stop is a US naval base on the Eastern seaboard. I'll stay there for a few days to allow for some exploration, and probably watch the sunsets off the decks of the massive aircraft carriers. Once I've gotten a vehicle and plenty of food aboard one of the smaller ships, I make way for the Mediterranean Sea, only because I'd like to see the Great Pyramids first. I hit land, drive on down with what gas I've hoarded to myself, and climb to the top of the largest pyramid. There I proceed to dance to some of the most epic music I've collected. I'll probably watch the sun set from the top of that too. (note to self, bring a flashlight for climbing down in the dark).

I would probably make a habit of writing notes to my friends and family, devoting a bit of time to each person. I would know that, in my heart, none of them are really gone. Wherever they are in the universe, they'll hear what it is I have to say to them, and that'll fill me with joy.

I'll continue my journey back up into Europe, enough to allow me to visit Stonehenge, since I've always wanted to see it. Yes, I'll dance in the middle of that too. After I finish up the continent, I'll move on into Asia. I'll spend a fair amount of time in what was once called Russia, India, plenty of the smaller countries, China, the Koreas, Japan, and have a blast. North Korea will be interesting. I wont stick around Vietnam much, I don't have a great taste for land mines. Eventually, after thorough exploration of these countries military bases, I will run into a nuclear missile, maybe 20, who knows. There's a great deal of things I can do to them. I might feel so devoted to the task of at least gratifying one that I'll draw thousands of tiny hearts around it. And I might piss on it right after. And play some epic music as I'm pissing. Because it's a nuke. And I'm pissing on a nuke. The exploration of Europe and Asia happens over the course of several years.

As we take a Chinese navy ship across the sea to Australia, I experience serious starvation for the first time. I curse myself for not having remembered that real (REAL) Chinese food is terrible. The non-perishables I kept from traveling throughout Europe on the large flatbed truck I used could only have lasted me so long. I beach the ship on the Australian shores eventually, after feeling thankful that I still had enough to feed my two animal pals with. At least the music never got repetitive, as I've had trouble at times finding a reliable source from which to charge the mp3 player, and have had to go with a great deal of silence.

You get it. I live out my days exploring the Earth. I end up checking out some serious caves, flying aircraft and parachuting out of them, and sitting atop a number of different structures as I watch a myriad of strange UFOs make their way through the sky. That's another thing I'll be thankful for, though. The sky is filled with stars. Even in the cities I'll be able to behold this wonder that I've never gotten tired of watching.

The story is left with an open ending. How I die is a mystery, and I never commit suicide.

[DarkComrade]

I would definitely keep looking for people. How would you EVER know that EVERYONE is gone? You couldn't know for sure.


^There the insanity starts.

I woud check out Area 51, drive a tank and ride over a highway with it on all the cars, blow up a military explosive storages, use drugs and alcohol to pass time, fly a F16, drive fast cars etc etc etc

[Carôusoul]

^There the insanity starts.



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[Bonsay]

Lol. I think I remember that. The movie would be much more scary if they left out the ninja zombies and have him chase the moving mannequins.
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