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Humans generally do the same when they’re starving.
by randyrand 8y ago
Humans generally do the same when they’re starving.
- paulcole 8y agoGreat Stephen King short story: https://outline.com/Cs8Xjw https://outline.com/Cs8Xjw
- lsc 8y agoSurvivor type is incredible. One of those Stephen King stories that sounds great even in outline; but the story, as one would expect from that author, is just beautiful. "I laughed at him. If this place isn't hell, what is? And the only mortal sin is giving up." Beautiful. But the transcription you linked isn't great; it's collected in "skeleton crew" available in paperback or on the kindle.
- paulcole 8y agoYeah, I didn’t want to link directly to a PDF of it. Outline.com seems to be the HN-endorsed site for copyright infringement.
- adventured 8y agoFortunately humans always have a choice and don't function by strict instinct: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-scientists-who-starved-to-death.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-scientists-who-sta...
- 8bitsrule 8y agoAlways ... except for those who are lost at sea, or are victims of wilderness plane crashes, of course. And then there's vengeance, but I digress...