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If everything falls like a house of cards in such scenario, does it mean that we are over-dependent on electricity? Im not a ludite but I would say thats bette
by huachimingo 5y ago
If everything falls like a house of cards in such scenario, does it mean that we are over-dependent on electricity?
Im not a ludite but I would say thats better to have a plan B in such case.
- achenatx 5y agoonce you go down that road you will find preppers (e.g. doomsday preppers)
- ben_w 5y agoI may have misunderstood how CMEs damage things, but I think the problem is the grid rather than the electricity? And even then, it could be designed around, but that’s expensive? In any event, it is the kind of scale that only governments (and possibly Foxconn, Apple, Amazon, and Google) can really engage with.
- count 5y agoAre we over dependent on running water? How about shelter from the elements? What's the plan B for that? These are foundational capabilities of 'civilization'. We can protect them, and take actions to be able to quickly restore, but 'plan B' isn't really in the cards.