Could you live without technology?

Nobody could live without it, the stock market would implode, thousands of people rioting. All post and communcations would be lost which would lead to global de-economisation (is that even a word?)

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Originally Posted by HC0R3H00LIH00P

Nobody could live without it, the stock market would implode, thousands of people rioting. All post and communcations would be lost which would lead to global de-economisation (is that even a word?)

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Would that really be their main concern? It's unlikely anyone would know about any of that, seeing as communication would nearly all collapse :/ Would people really riot? Last time a power cut happened I don't remember rioting when it happened for ages at a time :P If anything, governments would get onto their little emergency meetings and send a shockware of officials out to every part of the country with messages of what is happening and so forth. It's unlikely they would immediately riot unless given a reason to :P

Of course I'd be able to live without it, anyone who says otherwise is just stupid. You wouldn't just drop dead.

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Originally Posted by W00TZEH

Of course I'd be able to live without it, anyone who says otherwise is just stupid. You wouldn't just drop dead.

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What about people on life support machines? That's technology. Take that away and yes, they would "drop" dead.

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

It's unlikely they would immediately riot unless given a reason to :P

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&%$* no moar sky sports !!! ?

I WOULD DIE WITHOUT MY LAPTOP/PHONE/IPOD AND INTERNET SO NO!

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Originally Posted by Apolva

&%$* no moar sky sports !!! ?

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That'll be heaven to many :D

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Would that really be their main concern? It's unlikely anyone would know about any of that, seeing as communication would nearly all collapse :/ Would people really riot? Last time a power cut happened I don't remember rioting when it happened for ages at a time :P If anything, governments would get onto their little emergency meetings and send a shockware of officials out to every part of the country with messages of what is happening and so forth. It's unlikely they would immediately riot unless given a reason to :P

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I don't think we would riot in that sense but a lot of angry people. Although we don't normally have power cuts that last for so long.

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Originally Posted by W00TZEH

Of course I'd be able to live without it, anyone who says otherwise is just stupid. You wouldn't just drop dead.

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When they say "could you live without" they don't mean Oh we don't have it now, we should all die. Basically can you manage life normally without it and what not. Some people will be fine, others will struggle. Also Stephen highlighted a very good point regarding the "drop dead" scenario.

I've lived without technology for 12 long days, thats about as good as it gets really.

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Originally Posted by samsaBEAR

**** no, without the internet maybe, but I'd still want my ipod/xbox to keep me occupied till the internet came back

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No Xbox Live :P