Comment by fyredge
6 hours ago
That was my first thought as well. With COVID, we recognised that WFH was viable for white collar work. Perhaps a global 2 week cleanse will allow everyone to re-evaluate life priorities outside of the internet.
I see hope in what happened during the blackout in Spain/Portugal.
what happened there ?
Sorry about that, you can see this for reference: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70zg3e5ej2o
But essentially, with the power down, people came out as a community and life went on without technology. Granted, the power came back within a day, but I have confidence that they would have found a way.
Don't you think it is odd that the BBC led with this feature, for what would have been a critical failure of infrastructure for a Western nation?
Losing electricity causes significant disruption, emergency generators have to turn on for hospitals, the transport system stops.
The BBC is not what it once was, so assume it is no better than any other outlet in wanting to create a narrative.
The actual reality on the ground for many people would have been far from the whimsical event the BBC portrays.
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I think they are referring to the reports of people suddenly meeting on the streets and hanging out together back then.
Nothing, I guess, and that is a good thing, I guess: the world didn't even by a day (few days?) without electricity.