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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
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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It's not just about physical fitness either. It doesn't matter how great shape the body is in if a person's mind shuts down in despair after watching their spouse and children die right in front of them.
That's another thing that neither Hollywood or writers seem to touch on; that one important reason a large part of the survivors are military, ex-military, or some kind of athlete, isn't only because they're in great physical shape and good health. It's also because they are trained to mentally face and overcome adversity of any kind, and will fight on long past the point where a coddled gym bunny who never actually had anything bad happen to her before, would give up.
And a physically weaker person could possibly survive on sheer stubborn will where a physically stronger but mentally weaker person might not.