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Hmm, interesting. Prepper Central brought up an interesting topic today that relates to the whole "who will live, and who will die" question of disaster survive. That question is, of course, physical and mental wellness. That right there I think would be a huge element in a "thinning of the herd" so to speak. IE, all the unhealthy, overweight (like me, sadly), and even crippled or disabled people (I think that part was mentioned already to some degree) would have a hard time surviving.
We already know the handicapped people would be at a huge disadvantage in a disaster survival situation. But what about all the chair/couch/desk potatoes out there? Our modern society isn't exactly the epitome of physical and mental health. Just a drive down the street is proof enough of that. What do you guys think? Even though hollywood (and a number of survival writers) haven't touched on this too much, I know it'd be a big deciding factor. Sure, a large portion of survival falls to just plain old dumb luck, and being in the right place at the right time (or away from the wrong places) combined with some preparations (to a much lesser degree), but ultimately it's how fit you are. As he mentioned, it doesn't help to be prepared for anything only to drop dead 15 minutes after the disaster starts. So that would be a huge deciding factor too in who would survive Stage 1.
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