my-ear-trumpet reblogged
Contrary to popular expectations, this is what happens in a real disaster. Civilization holds. People move in groups whenever they can. They are usually far more polite than they are normally. They look out for one another, and they maintain hierarchies. ‘People die the same way they live,’ notes disaster sociologist Lee Clarke, 'with friends, loved ones, and colleagues, in communities.’
Amanda Ripley, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why (via zerogate)