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> I think the generalized concern is, we're living in "an increasingly technology-dependent society", and if technology is suddenly taken away from us, we'll co
by Alex3917 10y ago
> I think the generalized concern is, we're living in "an increasingly technology-dependent society", and if technology is suddenly taken away from us, we'll collapse into anarchy.
Is that actually inaccurate though? From everything I've read, our food/water supply is entirely dependent on oil and electricity, so it's hard to imagine how there wouldn't be mass deaths if that system suddenly got disrupted for an extended period of time.
Obviously there are ways of getting food and water outside of the commercial system, which is partly what the prepper movement is about.
- Myrth 10y agoFood/water supply/heating/cooling/medicine supply/medical equipment. Our tools, household items and clothes are built with planned obsolescence, can't be repaired by consumer and thus require frequent replacement. Former CIA director estimates 2/3rd of US population will die in EMP [1], others 90% [2]. In US it would be so much worse because we used to comfortable consumer only life, and most wouldn't be able to adjust. Is that really that outlandish? [1] http://www.offthegridnews.com/grid-threats/former-cia-director-warns-two-thirds-of-us-population-would-die-from-emp-attack/ http://www.offthegridnews.com/grid-threats/former-cia-direct... [2] http://www.powermag.com/expect-death-if-pulse-event-hits-power-grid/ http://www.powermag.com/expect-death-if-pulse-event-hits-pow...
- tptacek 10y agoYeah, that's approximately what the random EMP advocates at the NIST smart grid summit were saying.