They say it was a combination of things that led the world to its current state. I call it nonsense. It wasn't the ideological extremists who stealthily seized control of the West, nor was it the environmental catastrophes spawned by the endless wars that ensued. And it certainly wasn't the extraterrestrial entities that descended upon us like voracious scavengers pecking at the dying corpse of our species. No, the culprits were none of these.

You might wonder, then, what caused our downfall. The answer is surprisingly simple: humanity itself. We are the most intelligent beings to have ever emerged from the primeval sludge of this planet, yet paradoxically too foolish to comprehend the chaos we unleashed, too arrogant to foresee our inevitable demise.

Sure, you always run into some smart ass who proudly boasts that their pappy or grandpappy saw it all coming but to those people I just shake my head. If they were so smart, then why didn’t they do anything to stop it? Nah, I bet they were just people who sat at home with their feet up and a can of beer or tv dinners on their over inflated bellies and just ranted at the old brainwashing box known as the television, or sat on their computers vigorously tapping away at their keyboards thinking that anyone actually gave a shit about their opinions. As the old adage goes, opinions are like assholes—everyone has one.

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But I digress. Yes, the world has unequivocally turned to shit. Governments have crumbled; society, as we knew it, has vanished, leaving only marauding killers, mutated creatures, aliens, and a wildlife so perverted that it seems the planet itself has developed a consciousness, with the sole aim of eradicating the remnants of our foolish species. Yet, despite this, I, Nathan Hale, remain committed to our survival. After all the actions I've taken, there must be a streak of hope within me, or perhaps I'm just another self-serving individual trying to salvage what's left for my own benefit.

Sit back dear reader and I’ll tell you my story of how I became the man that started the movement to rebuild this world anew…