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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
will, that seems kinda defeatest, don't you think? even if you're not put down anywhere near another person (and i really don't think you'd be that far from civilization, although it could take days/weeks to find someone walking), don't you think it would make more sense to find civilization than to dig in and plan on being lonely?
i think, once you've found some food and water, it makes much more sense to search out civilization... it might be a crapshoot whether they kill you or not, but better that than going crazy being alone. and you never know who's land you're on, if they find you living there, you may have zero chance.
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There probably weren't even 30 million people in all of Europe around the tenth century. And that's over about 4 million square miles (7.5 people per square mile). To put that into perspective, Montana has about a million people over 147k square miles (6.8 people per square mile).
I see it more as pragmatic than defeatist. Once you're established and stable, then maybe you can go looking for people if you get lonely. But really, if you just set off, you're asking for trouble; predatory animals and the elements can make life difficult for a wandering stranger.