You know, this could be a reality for us. The chance of this happening is not zero. And that is terrifying.
But there will always be a human that survives. There will be someone(s) that are prepared, and they will have the last, final laugh.
This reminds me of the analysis made by kurzgesagt of the metro that killed of the dinosaurs bc a 10 meter asteroid is about the same size as the Dino killer meteor
If he’s somewhere in Asia and the meteor hits the other side of the world, then who is going to be the great big bad enemy that all of these novels have?