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itachi15243 posted...

No and it's a weird idea to begin with.

For starters, weaker than when? At no other point in history could a man be so well in shape, clean, healthy, and so on than they are now. Any example of a men being stronger in the past in hunting or whatever else is never compared to its modern day equivalents like soldiers, marathon runners, weight lifters etc.

You're speaking of a small percentage of people who are reliant on a society to provide all the elements that have made them stronger. A society that if collapsed will be unable to provide the necessary environment for these people to thrive. I would definitely agree that the highest degree of ability can be found within our modern era. But are they going to cooperate in moments of scarcity? Will they give a shit about the masses of people who will be wholly dependant on others to meet their needs. How will those masses react in the face of a loss of life as they know it?

My whole point can be summarized as we are absolutely fucked if something really bad happens. It might not happen for a long time, but it's rather ignorant of history to assume we are safe from potential disaster. A bloated population reliant on a sophisticated society, all largely void of survival skills that humans once all learned but do not any longer.