personalities during storms

[hatidua]

Storms/hurricanes/typhoons/earthquakes have a really interesting way of exaggerating personalities. The good get better and the bad seem to get far worse. I noticed this in Florida during the many '04 hurricanes and now in Boulder. When all is sunny and going along as normal, people tend to somewhat blend into the landscape a bit as we all go about our daily lives. Turn the situation on its side and the helpful people in the neighborhood are there through thick/thin. Conversely, the people who aren't really much of an asset to the community can really take just about any excuse to morph into truly despicable creatures.

[clublights]

They don't morph they are just forced to show true colors....


scumbags are always scumbags.. they just get to hide under the radar most the time.

[sniper7]

sometimes you just wish the scumbags were the ones to get washed away...

[RblDiver]

This thread made me think of the TV show Revolution, and how people would change in times of great crises. Some would band together for a better tomorrow, others would quickly turn bandit (or warlord).

[theGinsue]

sometimes you just wish the scumbags were the ones to get washed away...

Just sometimes?

This thread made me think of the TV show Revolution, and how people would change in times of great crises. Some would band together for a better tomorrow, others would quickly turn bandit (or warlord).

If you like Revolution, and if you like to read, check out Dies The Fire by S.M Sterling. I swear Revolution was based off of his stories. Apparently, HBO did a series on this last year. Notice the trailer states the same as your premise.


When things turn sour, true colors are revealed.

[Dave_L]

I'm reading "One Second After" right now and same thing. People get crazy when things go south. Just look at Black Friday sales where someone can save a few bucks and they trample/fight people. Its not even for survival, just a good deal.