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Longer than the far-too-many sci-books out there predict. I have lived in areas in the US that went without power for a week or longer...and without the ability
by eek2121 4y ago
Longer than the far-too-many sci-books out there predict. I have lived in areas in the US that went without power for a week or longer...and without the ability to make power for at least that long (New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy as one example)
Society is more tolerant than most people think, and the grid is gradually becoming less of an issue thanks to alternative energy means like solar.
While many will suffer/not be happy if the lights went dark due to a grid collapse, I suspect we would survive.
- pc86 4y agoI think this is different though. If you had a working car, you drive a few hours at most and it's life as usual. In my mind "total grid collapse" in this instance means that in New Jersey you know there's no escaping it - it's exactly the same in DC and Atlanta and LA and Chicago and everywhere in between. While I agree the impact may be overblown in popular culture - or at least the speed of it - psychologically the weight of knowing the entire country is facing the same thing would be a lot worse than a week without power because of a hurricane.