You are already “in the community” - I expect, you will be among those telling others to move along.
Not to say that you are a bad guy - but survival sometimes demands hard choices...
If we ever get to Bug Out Location #2 in a zombie apacolypse, I fully expect that we will have to take it back from the locals.
Interesting book idea.
The way I look at it, anyone who leaves Detroit and makes it this far, will be worth taking an honest look at to decide whether they can contribute to the community.