Are there marketers who would like to live in the post-apocalyptic world?

First things first. I'm definitely not someone who would you classify as the post-apocalypse and zombie this and that fan. Yet, this doesn't mean I'm not fully aware what's going on around me. These things have become extremely popular, addictive, and even addictive. I mean what are we talking about when my daughter plays Plants vs Zombies on her smartphone and my wife hasn't missed a single movie about young boys and girls trying to either get away or survive in some more or less predictable post-apocalyptic scenario. You know what I'm talking about and all those movies, where the Hunger Games and the Maze Runner were the most decent ones.

Here comes the craziest part. Some of my friends freelancers are the huge fans of TV shows dealing with zombies in the post-apocalyptic world. Some of them have obviously taken the advantage of the situation. I don't mind. They run a couple of very successful websites dedicated entirely to The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead TV shows. This is a legitimate thing to do. You give people what they want to want to discuss about and share their views. You are rewarded for your efforts with the impressive traffic. So, I call it a fair deal. Yet, there is another thing I would like to discuss here.

One of my buddies was like, oh I would die for a chance to live in one of these worlds. And I was like. Seriously? Why would you want to wish for such an unreasonable thing? He was like, I want to be free. I was speechless. He finally realized that he had some explaining to do. Well, I would be free from any obligation. I would roam the world and enjoy the absolute freedom. Now, when a freelancer just like me talks this way, this is at least to say a little awkward. So, I said that this is ridiculous. You are already a freelance, what more could you possibly wish for in terms of freedom? He was persistent. He obviously needs zombies to feel free.

So, I decided it is about time to do something that my friend comes to his senses. I said that is funny to hear something like that from a person who can't imagine his life without the World Wide Web. In addition, I said you would have to forget about some things you take for granted at the moment. I was clearly referring to an opportunity to order a pizza, take a shower, watch your favorite movie, and similar. Finally, some results. My friend had this look on his face, I obviously haven't thought about that. Yet, this wasn't meant we were done with this discussion.

Wouldn't be great to travel around the world with your buddies? To live your every day like is the last one. At this point, I had to stop him because I just knew he would go on with this never-ending story about the wicked corporate world. You can imagine that I was merciless. I said that I simply can't understand and justify some people who think that it would be easier to live in the ruins of the existing world. OK, you don't have to go to work, you just pay a visit to the local market and take all the things you need for free, if there are any left. That's the only catch.

Obviously, the apocalypse, even the smallest one, would a true blessing for some folks, who got tired of regular jobs and daily routines. I haven't seen it, but I heard about the episode of the Fear The Walking Dead where a group of friends (I don't know if there were all former freelancers) discusses their current lifestyle with one of the survivors, who obviously doesn't share their enthusiasm over the new deadly circumstances. They were like, we have the time of our lives. This is great. Without nothing to worry about (except this annoying detail called survival, I guess) we drive around or walk on foot (when the run out of gas, I guess again).

You know what I would like to stay and live in my beautiful imperfect world. I have to work and I have to work a lot. Guess what? I don't mind. Some of my clients I really don't like, but the least thing for me to wish for is to see them being turned into zombies. I don't hate them that much. And one more thing. I would gladly invite all those post-apocalyptic enthusiasts to spend some time in the wilderness without electricity, the Internet, and other necessities of the modern civilization. Or, it would be great, if they could spend some time in the regions after a hurricane pays them a sudden visit.

Till then, I'm writing this thread in the safety and comfort of my home. Oh boy, I love this phrase. As far as I'm concerned the apocalypse can wait. How about you? Would you like to join some of my friends in the post-apocalyptic world with no regrets? If so, what would you take with you? What are the things you would miss the most?