“...round up the survivors and see if they’re willing to live like civilized human beings in a civilized world.”
They’re going to be completely feral in that time frame, LOL!
Though, your suggestion is one I’ve always wanted for ‘taming’ Teen Boys. ;)
Sadly, I think that would be true.
I suppose the other option is to get them isolated from each other and to put them in some kind of rehab facility that teaches them to work hard and teaches them actual useful skills.
But then again, all that is just trying to fix the outward issues.
They need a heart change that only God can do. Teaching them, improving their circumstances, putting them in good communities, while not change a thing on the inside without the heart being changed. They’ll just make life miserable for everyone else.