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What would you do if you were/thought the last human on earth?

I would wonder really if I am the last human on earth, I would maybe be afraid and probably start looking for my children.

Honestly, I don't know. I keep telling my husband that if an apocalypse happens, I want to be one of the first to go.

I wouldn't believe it. Statistically, that just seems too inaccurate, especially since I am not really a survivalist. I'd probably find a place to hide, the call my best friend until my phone ran out of battery. No way am I roughing it on my own.

I would die of lonleyness and just die the quickest way. I don't want to be all alone.

I doubt I would believe it at first. I would definitely try to locate others. I don't have much experience as a survivalist, but I would give it my best shot.

The first I'd do is look any friends or family (assuming I didn't know that they had died or other), and if I couldn't find them, I'd probably just gather supplies and hunker down; maybe look for more humans depending on the circumstances.

i'd think i were dreaming

Lauren wrote: "I doubt I would believe it at first. I would definitely try to locate others. I don't have much experience as a survivalist, but I would give it my best shot."

I feel the same! It'd be so hard to believe one person was left on earth!

Vanalottiel wrote: "The first I'd do is look any friends or family (assuming I didn't know that they had died or other), and if I couldn't find them, I'd probably just gather supplies and hunker down; maybe look for m..."

Collecting supplies and finding a safe shelter would be one of my top priority if no other human was known to be alive.

I would definitely, most likely go insane, but it would be sometime before I do, I'd enjoy the peace and quiet. But just for a little while.

I would definitely, most likely go insane, but it would be sometime before I do, I'd enjoy the peace and quiet. But just for a little while.

I would amass an army of squirrels and go marauding throughout the country.

I'm a dreamer. I would convince myself whether it was true or not, that there were other people and I just needed to find them. I would search until I did in fact find them, or died. Even if my endeavor was fruitless I would feel like I followed my heart until the end.

Scott wrote: "I would amass an army of squirrels and go marauding throughout the country."

Nice! I'll join you. XD

If I was the last human on earth I would Freak go into anxiety/panic attack and have a heart attack!
I honesty don't know, this is a question I would have to think about or maybe not. I do know it would be lonely, scary,etc.

Amber wrote: "I'm a dreamer. I would convince myself whether it was true or not, that there were other people and I just needed to find them. I would search until I did in fact find them, or died. Even if my end..."

I would do the same thing! I would absolutely refuse to believe that I'm the last person on earth.

Wow, wouldn't that be rough. After picking the pieces of myself up, I feel I would get busy. Purpose and structure. Probably not accepting to be the "last", I would gather, prepare and think. Where would the most likely area they would be if there were more? Once I felt I was travel ready..supplies, weapons, plan, off I would go. Travel til I reached my goal area, stop and rest reorganize and plan again. At least until weather or my mind said stop.

I think I would be happy for like five seconds then I would start crying cause I'm all alone.

Denial. Totally illogical that I were the sole survivor of a global disaster. I read science fiction because it's fiction. But if I found myself supposedly alone I would be having the biggest anxiety attack ever. After getting myself together survival mode would kick in. But I grew up in Alaska and survival for me was natural. Food, shelter, water. The same as Cassie did. The plan to search for others would then take form. Caution would be my primary concern. Disasters do bring most together but it brings out the criminal in others.

Theoretically, you would never know if you were the last person on Earth. The Earth is so big. There will always be someone left. If I thought I was the last person on Earth, I would probably just read a lot of books. If I was the last human on Earth, and there were aliens trying to kill me, I would try to stay alive as long as possible, and maybe meet someone like Evan. I don't even want to think about being the last person on Earth, though.

Good comment, Hailey.

Yaritza wrote: "I would wonder really if I am the last human on earth, I would maybe be afraid and probably start looking for my children."

I would definitely start looking for my kids - especially since two of them live pretty far away... After a long trek across the US a la Phil Miller (though probably on horseback, because... where did he get all the fuel for that hulking RV??), I would settle into a library somewhere and happily read, making excursions for food and what-not.

Having a number of little organic farms nearby, and knowing a bit myself, I think I would do okay with food, and a quick trip to a nearby Big Box would provide textiles enough to supply me for a lifetime.

I would travel and visit places I've never been to before(on a cycle) and I'd wait for my Evan Walker to save my life(even if it's not in danger ;D)

I not sure, I'd probably look for other humans or try to live as civilised as possible

If there were no aliens and the earth was relatively safe (and in some situations, dangerous) I would try to do things that I didn't have the opportunity to do when 7 billion people were alive.

For example, I would literally swim in cash, because who doesn't want to do that. Then, I would basically live like the characters on the Last Man on Earth, just without all of the drama involved. I would burn whatever I want and throw as many glass things against walls as I could; I would eat whatever I wanted and read every book I could get my hands on (FREE BOOKS). And then, I would pray.

After of course comfirming that yes I am in fact the very last person on Earth (how horribly lonely) and then taking care of all the immediate things such as food, water a safe (and with a little luck comfortable) place to live. Since nothing was said about animals....I'd go about finding me a few four legged companions to fill out my "family" and keep me somewhat sane. I think in this situation Dogs REALLY would be "Mans Best Friend." Then after completing those much needed tasks there is only one very important thing left to do..... Find a library and start moving as many books as possible to where I live. Not only would they serve as entertainment but it's also how I'd learn everything I didn't already know so I could complete projects and other things to keep myself busy. Being the last person left on Earth I'd need to learn how to do quite literally everything on my own, assuming there's no internet & electricity that would make books absolutely critical to survive.

Erma wrote: "Yaritza wrote: "I would wonder really if I am the last human on earth, I would maybe be afraid and probably start looking for my children."

I would definitely start looking for my kids - especiall..."

I agree 100%!! Locating and utilizing a Library would be absolutely essential for survival as well as being able to read for entertainment. I'd go completely insane if I didn't have books! That includes even now with billions of people on Earth, I could only dare to imagine if were 100% alone.

Being THE LAST PERSON, education would be a primary concern. Learning crops & care, food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The thing is, while trying to survive, what are the aliens doing?

If I was the last human on earth, I probably wouldn't know it at first so I would travel all around the world looking for other people. While looking, I would teach my self how to play the banjo, (because why not.) breed different animals,(animals are like people....right?) and probably go insane since I would have no social contact. Then I'd eventually did of boredom. But that's just me. ;)

I would definitely explore the world to see what is left. And I would try to record as many of my thoughts and feelings as possible, just in case there is someone else left to find it. I would also try to read all the books on my to-read list, because what else would there be left for me but time?

How about breaking into a robotics laboratory so you could find a friend, or eventually build one. Stanford would have the right lab and library. Who knows how far they have gotten in A.I. and robots. You would need solar power, but that's doable. A robotic friend that spoke and responded could stave off insanity for a few years and be a decoy for the aliens if things got bad. I vote for Stanford.

I wouldn't want to be alone, i don't think i would make it very long.

I would do like Cassie: hid myself in a forrest, read books, and not trust on anyone. If I see anyone, I will shout them, even before I see their faces.

I would try to find a volleyball and name him Wilson so I could have a friend.

I would gather supplies, seek a secure shelter and a weapon for protection first and foremost. Then I would gather every book I could find on basic survival. I would then search out a dog, hopefully they are all not dead as well for companionship. Eventually I would search out others but would be extremely cautious.

If I were the last person on earth...
First, I'd look for a dog so I could have a friend. Then I would find a car, maybe a Ferrari or lambo (something fast), and drive all across the U.S. as fast as I want to since there aren't any cops. I would go to Florida because I've always wanted to see behind the scenes of Disney World! I'd also go to Washington D.C. and explore the White House. I would tour different celebrities houses. There wouldn't be a point in stealing their money because there's no point to money or riches when you're the last person alive. It's all technically yours anyway. I would also learn to fly a plane so I could travel to other continents and see the world!

There would be plenty of food on the earth for just one person so I probably wouldn't worry too much about that. Best of all, I would visit every library I could and spend days at a time, reading every book I wanted to but never had the time to. It would definitely get lonely and I'd probably cry really hard every time one of my dogs died, but I feel like I should make the best of my remaining time on this earth.

I'd go find Evan and live in the forest and have alien babies. Then, I'd create some weird concoction and turn my kids into zombies and then they'd populate the world with more zombies.

I'd go find Evan (he's an alien so he doesn't count!) and live in the forest and have alien babies. Then, I'd create some weird concoction and turn my kids into zombies and then they'd populate the world with more alien zombies. And then I'd be this hard core cool chick that fought to stay alive in the apocalypse. I'd get a wolf and keep it as a pet. To feed him, I'd dig up my friends graves and give the dog a bone. I'd become a vampire and drink deer blood so I was at some what pure. Then...I'd drown under the crashing waves of the cold ocean and sleep there for the rest of my life making Evan a widow. He'd get so sad and angry, he'd go on a zombie alien killing rampage and snap my dog in half and therefor, kill him ~ which is kinda sad. Then, I'd come back to my dead dog and Evan covered in blood. Being a pail vampire ghost, I'd gradually haunt him for the rest of his life and when he dies, he'll be an alien ghost and will live eternity roaming the empty earth watching our zombie alien children starve to death and fade away like dust. Then I'd have ghost alien vampire children and live happily ever after in the forest! The end.

Half of me likes to think that I would survive for a bit and go quickly, go fighting. I also know that I would not be good in combat, so there's that. I would probably be one of the first to go down. Then there's the other half of me that hopes if the apocalypse happens, I'm one of the first to go. I wouldn't want to stick around in a world where all the other humans are either dead or about to die. And I wouldn't want to have to kill anybody. I have no idea what I would do. Maybe I'd just go insane.

And also, the comment before mine is amazing, I have to say.