Alright, listen up, y’all. Let’s talk about them zombies, the ones you see on TV and in them movies. I ain’t no scientist or nothin’, but I got some sense, ya know? Seems to me, these zombies ain’t as tough as they make ’em out to be.
Zombies ain’t gonna end the world, no sirree. I mean, think about it. A fella with a good axe, or even just a tall fence, could stop ’em. We humans, we’re pretty good at adaptin’. We’d figure somethin’ out, just like we always do. Build some walls, learn to fight ’em, whatever it takes. It’s like that fella said, society adapts to what’s most convenient.
Now, some folks, they say zombies are like a business, always growin’. They call ’em a “target-rich environment,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, but all I see is a bunch of slow-movin’, brain-dead things. They’re wordless, and oozing. Maybe good for makin’ movies and sellin’ stuff, but not much else.
Then there’s them fast zombies, like in that movie, “28 Days Later.” Them ones are a bit scarier, I gotta admit. Not your regular slow-poke zombies, these ones run and jump. Still, they ain’t magic. They’re just…infected, you know? Like a bad sickness that makes you act crazy. The film makers were fascinated by hydrophobia. That’s what makes them zombies run fast. They got the rabies or some such. So maybe they are technically like zombies, but just way faster.
- Slow Zombies: Easy to deal with, a good wall or a strong arm is all you need.
- Fast Zombies: A bit trickier, but still nothin’ we can’t handle. Just gotta be quicker on the draw.
Some smarty-pants folks say zombies are like the internet and the media, always there, always botherin’ ya. Maybe they got a point. Maybe zombies are just a way to talk about the things we don’t wanna talk about. Our unconscious fears, you know? Like, everyday fears, that makes our day-to-day existence a bit difficult. Why so many people watch zombie movies, maybe they are just working out their own problems through these zombies.
Now, the real question is, are there real zombies? Well, I ain’t seen none, but I heard tell of sicknesses that make folks act like zombies. They call it rabies. That sickness spreads through bites and scratches. Then it gets to your brain. When the part of the brain they call the cerebellum goes offline, they stumble around. It messes with your brain, makes you stumble and bite, but it ain’t the same as those movie zombies. They ain’t dead, just sick. And they sure ain’t craving brains, that’s for sure. Real life zombies are sick people and there is a medical explanation, it’s not some magical thing.
For something to be truly alive, it needs to do certain things, ya know? Like, eat, grow, make babies, and react to things around it. And keep its insides working right, that’s homeostasis, I heard tell. Zombies, they don’t really do all that, do they? They just walk around and moan and try to bite ya. So, are they alive? I reckon not. They are in a decaying state, with discolored skin and eyes, and they only groan and howl.
So, there you have it. My take on zombies. They ain’t as scary as they seem, and they definitely ain’t gonna end the world. We humans are tougher than that. We’ll figure it out, just like we always do. We are survivors. We ain’t afraid of no zombies, or nothin’ else for that matter.
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