I grew up in Texas in the 90s and there was no way you would not know there was a tornado warning. People coped quite well with that reality, we live in a time

I grew up in Texas in the 90s and there was no way you would not know there was a tornado warning. People coped quite well with that reality, we live in a time where there is far more expectations to be always available. Before most people had cellphones if someone didn't know how to get a hold of you, they waited, and it was largely ok. Emergencies are probably the only thing I will agree with you on, but, and this could be just my luck, I just didn't have many of those. One in particular I can think of was when I went off the road into a ditch in the middle of nowhere while trying to avoid a deer and my car was suspended over the ditch so I couldn't get it out. I walked down the road to a local factory and hitched a ride with a trucker who took me to the security office so I could call a tow truck. Yea it was a hassle but it wasn't impossible to get through emergencies without a device in your pocket.