If you are asking all of us RF members stranded without electricty for 6 months, well it would be like the Donner party.
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No electric for six months
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Donner,,, Dalmer.. Is there a connection?
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Under those circumstances, pretty much all of civilization as we know it today would break down. There would still be survivors, of course, but it would probably be something like Mad Max. Small communities might band together and find ways to generate electricity on a small scale.
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Under those circumstances, pretty much all of civilization as we know it today would break down. There would still be survivors, of course, but it would probably be something like Mad Max. Small communities might band together and find ways to generate electricity on a small scale.
Exactly!! Many people have became so dependent on modern things they can't survive without them.
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Maybe. I'm honestly not sure. I was taught to fish and hunt as a kid, but there is a lot more to survival than just hunting and fishing, so I certainly don't want to get ahead of myself. I'd also be worried about getting killed by someone who wanted my stuff (if this scenario applies to everyone at once). But the desire to survive is strong. Perhaps I'd manage.
Honestly, it's not reasonable to expect people nowadays to be able to survive something like this. Your post seems to imply we'd just be roughing it on our own, not dumped into a pre-electricity civilization.
One hundred (or even a couple thousand) years ago it was still somewhat uncommon for people to live on their own in a forest or something. Most people lived in towns of at least several families or in even bigger cities. Just look at Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Asia during these time periods. People survived by relying on everyone to bring at least one skill or resource to the table. Most people didn't know all the skills necessary for survival. The people you are imagining are a select group from select cultures. Outliers.
Now, if you are asking us if we could survive suddenly being transported back in time to live without electricity in an old city/town like I just described.... then I'm pretty sure most of us would manage. With the support of the others in our community, just as humans were meant to live
Honestly, it's not reasonable to expect people nowadays to be able to survive something like this. Your post seems to imply we'd just be roughing it on our own, not dumped into a pre-electricity civilization.
Most people 150 years ago would not survive 6 months in the wilderness.
One hundred (or even a couple thousand) years ago it was still somewhat uncommon for people to live on their own in a forest or something. Most people lived in towns of at least several families or in even bigger cities. Just look at Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Asia during these time periods. People survived by relying on everyone to bring at least one skill or resource to the table. Most people didn't know all the skills necessary for survival. The people you are imagining are a select group from select cultures. Outliers.
Now, if you are asking us if we could survive suddenly being transported back in time to live without electricity in an old city/town like I just described.... then I'm pretty sure most of us would manage. With the support of the others in our community, just as humans were meant to live
Could you go with out fire? The oldest "modern" technology?
I'm not sure I understand the problem. We are all dependent on a lot of things, it doesn't make one weaker or stronger, better or worse, either way *shrug*.
Could you survive without electric for six months?
Three months?
Three days?
Edit....
Let me clarify... "I mean no electric, anywhere for 6 months!"
I could make do. Although I wouldn't be pleased, and it depends on what other things I can do. If I'm somewhere with wood, a hatchet and a wood burning stove. I'll be fine.
Edit: But I've been slowly working on my sustainability and independence (growing food, etc).
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I can make fire without matches or a bic lighter. Many can't.
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Why do you need a stove?
Food for me would be the biggest problem since I don't hunt, fish, trap, or have a sizable garden. I have about a week stockpiled including fuel to cook it.
We have property about an hour drive from here with a year round stream for water. But I have no way to defend said property in case of a societal break down. No guns, very little experience shooting.
We have plenty of insulation: clothes, sleeping bags, etc.
We have property about an hour drive from here with a year round stream for water. But I have no way to defend said property in case of a societal break down. No guns, very little experience shooting.
We have plenty of insulation: clothes, sleeping bags, etc.
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Could you survive without electric for six months?
Three months?
Three days?
Edit....
Let me clarify... "I mean no electric, anywhere for 6 months!"
If I have tins of food and bottles of water then yes. Wouldn't be that hard.
If I didn't then I'd probably die
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Maybe. I'm honestly not sure. I was taught to fish and hunt as a kid, but there is a lot more to survival than just hunting and fishing, so I certainly don't want to get ahead of myself. I'd also be worried about getting killed by someone who wanted my stuff (if this scenario applies to everyone at once). But the desire to survive is strong. Perhaps I'd manage.
Honestly, it's not reasonable to expect people nowadays to be able to survive something like this. Your post seems to imply we'd just be roughing it on our own, not dumped into a pre-electricity civilization.
Most people 150 years ago would not survive 6 months in the wilderness.
One hundred (or even a couple thousand) years ago it was still somewhat uncommon for people to live on their own in a forest or something. Most people lived in towns of at least several families or in even bigger cities. Just look at Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Asia during these time periods. People survived by relying on everyone to bring at least one skill or resource to the table. Most people didn't know all the skills necessary for survival. The people you are imagining are a select group from select cultures. Outliers.
Now, if you are asking us if we could survive suddenly being transported back in time to live without electricity in an old city/town like I just described.... then I'm pretty sure most of us would manage. With the support of the others in our community, just as humans were meant to live
"Most people 150 years ago would not survive 6 months in the wilderness"
That's a whole different story.
"Now, if you are asking us if we could survive suddenly being transported back in time to live without electricity in an old city/town like I just described.... then I'm pretty sure most of us would manage"
Well at least you're optimistic. No one can fault you for that.
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If I have tins of food and bottles of water then yes. Wouldn't be that hard.
If I didn't then I'd probably die
I can see canned food but "bottles of water"...seriously?
Maybe. I'm honestly not sure. I was taught to fish and hunt as a kid, but there is a lot more to survival than just hunting and fishing, so I certainly don't want to get ahead of myself. I'd also be worried about getting killed by someone who wanted my stuff (if this scenario applies to everyone at once). But the desire to survive is strong. Perhaps I'd manage.
Honestly, it's not reasonable to expect people nowadays to be able to survive something like this. Your post seems to imply we'd just be roughing it on our own, not dumped into a pre-electricity civilization.
Most people 150 years ago would not survive 6 months in the wilderness.
One hundred (or even a couple thousand) years ago it was still somewhat uncommon for people to live on their own in a forest or something. Most people lived in towns of at least several families or in even bigger cities. Just look at Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Asia during these time periods. People survived by relying on everyone to bring at least one skill or resource to the table. Most people didn't know all the skills necessary for survival. The people you are imagining are a select group from select cultures. Outliers.
Now, if you are asking us if we could survive suddenly being transported back in time to live without electricity in an old city/town like I just described.... then I'm pretty sure most of us would manage. With the support of the others in our community, just as humans were meant to live
You make many good points here, and the bottom line is (regarding past eras before electricity), life was often harsh and short for a lot of people. Disease and plague were major killers. Just being able to hunt or fish (or even farm under primitive conditions) probably wouldn't be enough. How many people know how to skin, butcher, and preserve the meat for long-term storage? If someone gets sick, do they have medicines, antibiotics? If someone falls and breaks a leg, do they know how to set the bone?
Are many people fit enough and strong enough to be able to handle the grueling physical tasks involved with surviving without electricity?
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And that's it. We as a society have became dependant on modern technology. People couldnt survive as they did 150 years ago. Probably even 100 years ago.