> Jeez, dude. I hopefully stand corrected. I didn't mean to suggest it would bring down civilization, just that it would cause more havoc than you might assum

> Jeez, dude. I hopefully stand corrected. I didn't mean to suggest it would bring down civilization, just that it would cause more havoc than you might assume. During the Texas blackouts was mobile internet available? Phone service? Was there food for the people who didn't receive deliveries? Were you confident the government would restore service soon? I grew up with frequent blackouts and I'm completely unfazed by anything on a 24-48-hour scale. But -- and I hope I'm wrong! -- I see many societies growing more fragile and I would worry about what an infrastructure failure like that might mean to people who live much of their lives online.