Originally Posted by
FindersKeepers
In that sense, all of our technology, progress, and accomplishments might serve as more of a deterrent to survival than anything else. For the most part, we no longer retain the individual knowledge to care for ourselves. A breakdown of infrastructure would mean disruption or destruction of transportation systems and, worse, water supply and food supply.
I can only imagine what life might be like if we lost modern amenities, such as electricity, heating, cooling, refrigeration and this--an internet connection.
It seems to me that we'd face immediate shortages of food, clean water, medicine, and we would have no way to produce them.
The social disorder you mention would almost be guaranteed. Crime, violence, lawlessness from the roving gangs and no law enforcement to stop them. People would prey on others for resources.
I have to think that the human capacity for empathy and cooperation would eventually win out, but it could take a very long time, and during that time, we'd be living in a dystopian world.
In a very real sense, the people back in Joan of Arc's time were much more prepared to survive a cataclysm than we are. Survival was a way of life back then. Today, we're soft.