Fighting Zombies? Chevrolet Reveals New "Black Ops" Concept Truck

cartechboy writes "Whether its the Mayan calendar, a rough economy, or a fear of zombies, there are people who are currently preparing for the end of the world, coming, like, soon. And they can attract some fringe elements. So maybe those elements are worth a little truck marketing. Yesterday at the Texas State Fair, Chevrolet unveiled a "Black Ops" concept truck that it says will "explore the extremes of preparedness." The truck comes with a vault storage unit, solar power pack, gas masks, gloves, a military first aid kit, a folding shovel, a generator and some rope. Twinkies apparently not included."

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Does anyone understand the "zombies" craze?

[Anonymous Coward]

Can anybody explain to me this fascination with "zombies" that we see in certain online communities?

The few times I've ventured over to reddit, I've seen a lot of submissions with "zombies", "pirates", or "ninjas" in their titles. Are these just really strange hipster obsessions?

Even within the hipster community, is it one of those things that everybody actually thinks is quite stupid, but they all pretend to like it in public because it's widely considered "the thing to do"?

As somebody who isn't a hipster, and who isn't part of Generation Y, maybe I just won't ever understand it. But the whole concept of "zombies" and any fascination with it comes off as really idiotic, petty and rather stupid.