Will Aspies be the hot ones in a post apocalypse World?

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I wouldn't wish that on anybody... even the rotten people who've sought to ruin our lives. Death by radiation is a horrible way to go...

Maybe my aspie obsession with nuclear warfare will help me survive - then the gals who said, "only if you were the last man alive" might need to take a second look.

Hopefully there's still soap and shampoo and toothpaste; otherwise the human race can just die out.

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In a survival situation like a post apocalyptic world, some aspies will have an advantage, some won't.

Those who can fend for themselves and have knowledge and skills will be a valuable asset.

Those who have more profound issues and are unable to work will die off quickly.

Y'know... a full nuclear war is very unlikely. What's more likely is the total breakdown of society for any number of reasons... anything that involves the loss of electricity will be felt fastest. (Two large EMP blasts above the North American continent would be enough to wipe out most power for everyone!)

I forget which leader said, "total anarchy is never more than 9 missed meals away."

You can bet some charismatic leaders will rally monsters to follow THEM and shoot all others - especially to claim their resources. (A good fictional example is "The Walking Dead"s 'Governor' of Woodbury.)

Aspies aren't generally charismatic. Pity... we'd be the ones most likely to rebuild a 200-year-old steam engine than some ex-football jock!
With luck, at least we'll be Myron - the geeky, annoying scientist sidekick.
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Exercise won't help you even a bit if your face is unflattering and if you have a relatively submissive, emotionally sensitive character. (tendency to cry as an adult when being pushed into a rough situation for example)

And for some unfortunate people, the "you can't polish a turd"-myth what concerns exercise and physical health, seems to be reality sadly enough.

If you plan on getting laid in a post-apocalyptic world, you obviously are having high hopes of people with Aspergers PLUS it makes you sound desperate...but ironically the "Not if you were the last man on Earth" would be busted since sexual tension overrides all!

I would rather be with the dead personally then find love when everything is crashing around you....although I love adventure...I don't think I would want to be in peril.

Good thing I'm alexithymic and people can yell at me a ton and I'll have like zero emotional response. That's gotten me in trouble, though, as the people who like to push buttons get frustrated at the lack of emotion.