I definitely agree... The problem that I have with fulfilling the social contract is the question
why are we doing this? Usually fulfilling the social contract follows one or both of the following aims:
- Furthering the human race
- Saving your family
Honestly, I have very little interest in furthering the human race... If I survived the apocalypse, I would be WAY more concerned with keeping
myself alive... Humankind is not my responsibility.
However, if my immediate family survived, I would have obligations to
them, but no one else...
The way I see it, unless I have a particular bond with any of the survivors (ie familial or very personal bond), then they're not my responsibility. If you gather food... You have to gather food for
everyone, not just yourself.
Not to mention... Regardless of the nature of the group that you're in, there will have to be a Leader. The Leader in the Leviathan would triumph as being strong and keeping the rest of the group in awe (unless someone struck up against them or there was a mutiny). The Leader in the Social Contract, however, would have to be a Leader based more on mutual respect and/or adoration of the group... That, to me, sounds more like being part of a
Cult. I would prefer to be ruled by fear.
So, essentially, if I had no family to worry about, I would definitely be a Loner (most likely of amoral leaning) if not on the outskirts of the Leviathan. I definitely agree with Newb and Rod.
I'm not sure where I'd hole up... Probably in some sort of solid structure... Very few windows and fairly impenetrable... Maybe a prison. Then again, if the apocalypse was radiation-driven, that doesn't really help.