Will tech really die?

[bigpaul]

that's where we differ my friend, I believe the event will be much harder in impact-whether its slow or fast the result will be the same..a large die off of the unprepared majority, it dosent matter if they are chippies, plumbers or policemen, once the power goes down that will be the end of everything, no fuel, no water or sewage, no food deliveries to the shops once its gone its gone and its never coming back. like I keep saying, a slow collapse will last longer and whilst it might leave more people alive any resources that are left from food and clothing upwards will result in said resources being more widely spread, whilst a fast collapse(my personal favourite as you so rightly say)whilst leaving less survivors would mean greater resources for the limited numbers of people. most people these days would not, nor do not want to, survive without electricity, its too much of a culture shock for them, although the first electricity pylon was not erected in this country until 1928 or less than 100 years ago. groups are good if you can organise such but I don't believe this is possible for most, especially prior to the event and post event I'm not sure its safe or desireable, having said that a "community" of some sort will be inevitable given humans overwhelming need for "social" contact.

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I do not live in a "crappy" area, compared to some places this is a rural paradise, I'm almost "bugged out" already because of my location, the parish population is about 2,000(it increased recently because of the occupation of a new site on the opposite side of the area) but where it falls down is because 99% of the population are daily "commuters" this place(especially this side of the river) is like a ghost town during the daytime!! that suits me but if a sudden event happens I wonder if many of those commuters would ever return especially if there was a lack of fuel like in the fuel protests of a few years ago.

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also we live in a "just in time" society where we are "3 days from anarchy", most people(sheeple) are oblivious of this and I can imagine what the panic will be like WHEN any event happens, most of your resources will be destroyed within a few days-a week at most by those same people who never put anything back for a rainy day.

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you have youth and innocence on your side, and you still probably believe in the goodness of people, whearas "Mr. Grumpy"(me) has had a lifetimes experience of people and I know how stupid and nasty they can be.