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> trouble keeping the lights on would make this much worse I think the bigger problem would be trouble keeping phones charged and Internet/WiFi running. I seri
by irrational 5y ago
> trouble keeping the lights on would make this much worse
I think the bigger problem would be trouble keeping phones charged and Internet/WiFi running. I seriously think that we are so addicted to our always-connected devices that losing them would be severely distressing for many/most people.
- andrew_ 5y agoOnly those who were around before it was commonplace would recover quickly. Muscle memory is a thing. I'm often told by younger peers that my practice of leaving my phone at home to go to the grocery store is unthinkable. Folks will just have to learn patience, and a different way.
- throwawayboise 5y agoYes I still have to deliberately check that I have my phone when I leave the house. OTOH I always have my keys and my wallet. My kids are constantly losing keys and wallets. None of them has ever lost his phone.
- samatman 5y ago"Internet" is inclusive of critical logistic and financial infrastructure so, yeah, not optional to keep it running no matter how much of it consist of cat pics.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoYou can't eat phones.
- irrational 5y agoThere was a man who ate a whole plane. I’m pretty sure someone could eat a phone. https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/mangetout/ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/mangetout/
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoApril? Second?