Comment by TZubiri
1 month ago
I don't think calling shutting down the internet horrific is appropriate at all in the context of bombings.
1 month ago
I don't think calling shutting down the internet horrific is appropriate at all in the context of bombings.
Ridiculous post. Power outages would kill a lot of people if sustained. A Carrington event would devastate modern society.
You mean in hospital contexts?
I'm having trouble thinking how power outages can be deadly.
If it's hot/cold, elderly/vulnerable people tend to die pretty quick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwaves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis
You'll get some food poisoning deaths from food that got too warm in fridges. People who rely on home medical equipment like oxygen concentrators. Car crashes in busy intersections that no longer have traffic lights. Fires from candles. etc. etc. etc.
Even critical infrastructure eventually craps out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/science/atomic-clock-late...
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