So how far back are we likely to go……………..

[MaryN]

Of course we cannot "unlearn" things, the information will be there still in some format or other. However, having information is one thing, knowing how to use it is something else. I suspect that quite a lot of the information on many things will go into limbo until someone finds a way to use it. Imagine reading a book on brain surgery - a nice, detailed, high photo book - and it all makes sense, but how to use it? Not so simple. I don't suppose too many people are going to volunteer as guinea pigs.

I think losing the modern technology we have become so dependent upon will dump us back to the Victorian era in terms of what is available to us. This isn't to say that life would become unbearable - far from it - but it would certainly become more difficult. Those folks very dependent upon their machines and gadgets will really feel a draught, and I suspect the most vulnerable will be the younger people who have NO IDEA how to do anything in the old ways. It will be very tough. Even basic things like washing, cleaning, basic medical practice, growing seeds etc will be probably beyond a lot of them. I speak from experience with some young friends!

It won't be impossible to live, but it will be tough, and many people will die because of their reliance on modern technology. We can only wait and see.