survival of the fittest

[Timelord]

Consider this - If the mass of population in the West are too soft or techno dependent to survive very long, then that could mean those that are left have a bigger pot to piss in - or to phrase that differently - could have a bigger catchment of resources with less survivors laying claim to it. now imagine what it would be like if society went down the drain in one of those third world countries with a sizable population. Ok, so they might cope as a nation longer than we could or individually - but if it did all go t*ts up, then they do not have any reserves in the first place. It could get quite nasty over there with a lot of population surviving initially or possibly throughout a slower decline. This might evolve into warfare & starvation & even ethnic cleansing?? who knows, but it goes on regular anyway in third world countries, such as some of those in Africa.
Not that it would feature in the worries of any UK based survivor at the time, just that it was a comparison between technologically advanced countries and those not so. It is just one particular hypothesis. Regards, TL.