No Celphone

[MehGuy]

yeah, lol remember the y2k scare, as a kid back then, i seriously thought that all electronics would break down

Yeah, that was fun. All I remember actually happening from Y2K was the Pokémon website clock being a little out of sync. Lol.

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

Yeah, that was fun. All I remember actually happening from Y2K was the Pokémon website clock being a little out of sync. Lol.

i gotta admit though, there's a weird sense of excitement knowing the possibility of such things but I'm sure that when it happens, panic will ensue lol

i guess what would be most worrisome would be like people who need life saving machines...

 

[Noxot]

I think it would feel like coming down off a 30ish year drug addiction.

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

I think it would feel like coming down off a 30ish year drug addiction.

you know what, i like that answer! lol everyone will have withdrawal symptoms for sure!

 

[Southernscotty]

nice! hahaha maybe can use a bathtub too

You can :] Anything that holds water

 

[dreadnought]

lol made me wonder how people in the past communicated with each other like the indians sending smoke signals.

In the old days you didn't have modems. You just had telephones, and they always worked.

 

[( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

I think I would be alright. Life would get a lot more hard, but God would still have me.

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

In the old days you didn't have modems. You just had telephones, and they always worked.

true, amazing how time flew by, i still remember a couple years back, my parents always had a landline phone installed. But now we dont, we have our own celphones. But looks like it only takes little power to operate a landline phone. I don't think I know anyone anymore who uses landline.

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

I think I would be alright. Life would get a lot more hard, but God would still have me.

True true.

 

[dreadnought]

true, amazing how time flew by, i still remember a couple years back, my parents always had a landline phone installed. But now we dont, we have our own celphones. But looks like it only takes little power to operate a landline phone. I don't think I know anyone anymore who uses landline.

I use a landline. I guess I am old-fashioned.

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

I use a landline. I guess I am old-fashioned.

that's actually better, because even in a blackout, it would still function, especially if most of your contacts are using landline

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

It would be the best thing for the worlds health if electronics didn't work for a month each year. Being on a screen all the time just isn't healthy. But i'll keep staying on mine for now

 

[Sketcher]

I would literally be out of a job and career. I don't know how soon I would be able to access my financial assets. And if "all electronics" includes starter motors, my car would not start. I'd be in a pretty bad position.

 

[Citanul]

yeah, lol remember the y2k scare, as a kid back then, i seriously thought that all electronics would break down

There's another similar sort of problem coming up - in 2038 we'll reach the point where it's been 2,147,483,648 seconds since the 1st of January 1970. The reason that's a problem is that computers store time using the number of seconds, and 2,147,483,647 is the largest number that 32-bit computers can handle. 64-bit computers are fine, so the natural progression of technology will help eliminate this problem to some degree, but there will still be systems for which it will need to be addressed.

Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

 

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

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[MehGuy]

We can all turn into the Little House On The Prairie. A time before political correctness.. I remember an episode where a midget came to town and everyone mocked him.

 

[Noxot]

the books are pretty good. can't remember which ones I read. mud houses are not so bad but I think I would prefer a cabin.

 

[MehGuy]

Just read recently that Laura Ingalls Wilder is in trouble for apparently being "racist".. towards Native Americans... can we give some people who were born in the 19th century somewhat of a pass.. perhaps not people like Adolf Hitler.. but if you were a white person born in the 19th century.. you can't expect them to meet the PC standards of today..

 

[Citanul]

This reminds me of school project poster by a student my mother told me about that asked if the internet stopped working:

Son: How am I going to play my online game?!
Daughter: How am I going to chat to my crush?!
Mother: How am I going to look up my recipes?!
Father: How am I going to do my work?!
Grandfather: Back in my day...

While I know the point the poster was trying to make, society has move on to the point where things like the Internet are an integral part of modern life and for it to suddenly stop is going to cause huge disruptions. If it was a gradual phase out then things would be different, but I don't know how much people should be criticised for have difficulties coping when cut off from something without warning.

 

[kittysbecute]

What would you do if suddenly all electronics malfunctioned? No electricity, no celphone/smartphone, NO INTERNET?
Will you be able to survive?
What kind of emotions will you be having?

I think I would have a panic attack lol. It's weird but, I feel like I'm so reliant on my phone specifically, it's like a limb to me. It's honestly a scary thought.

That sounds wonderful for a day or two. I could take a break from all the work.
It would be annoying to limit communication though... i think the food might start going bad too.
But this could be worse for many others and society in general. However this is unrealistic.
We always have access to power and electricity.