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Post by Jake on Jul 1, 2010 21:53:23 GMT -5
As posed by Dan's latest video, what do you think would happen if there was no technology for 24 hours?
The debate is between whether there would be chaos (what Dan reckons) or no chaos (what I reckon).
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Post by Alex on Jul 1, 2010 21:57:36 GMT -5
Technology is pretty much anything created by man for use of man. Without technology, we are cavemen with language.
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Post by anothereffingjoe on Jul 1, 2010 22:06:05 GMT -5
I personally expect full chaos and breakdown.
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Post by swan on Jul 1, 2010 22:10:48 GMT -5
I think it would depend on whether or not people are aware of what's going on. I think if people were under the impression that there would never be another piece of functioning technology, then I could imagine people breaking into chaos. However I don't think most people would make that assumption. And I don't believe we are so reliant on technology that the second technology stops working, that the world would break into mass hysteria. I mean there would definitely be some serious consequences for some people, like those in hospitals on life support, but I think the average joe could go at least a day without technology before panic sets in. I think it would be a more prolonged separation from technology that would create chaos.
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Post by Benyamin on Jul 1, 2010 22:30:22 GMT -5
well technology can range from an alienware laptop to a piece of paper
so what torterra said
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Post by kovac on Jul 1, 2010 23:02:05 GMT -5
no chaos?! if all the banks all over the world would be lacking technology, then all hell would brake loose. Also, technology that enables transport would be devastating for us in large city's.Chaos could be prevented in some countries but all in all...it would be chaos world wide.
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Post by swan on Jul 1, 2010 23:36:42 GMT -5
I don't think that "technology" should be so broadly defined, I think it should be defined as anything that uses electricity. If we define it as anything created for man's use, then that can apply to virtually everything we interact with (including the most basic things like infrastructure). But at that point there isn't much left to destroy except ourselves, so in that case I agree there would be chaos.
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Post by Nakor on Jul 2, 2010 1:01:26 GMT -5
It could depend on several factors. For starters, would we be aware in advance? Could we prepare for the 24-hour outage?
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Post by Jake on Jul 2, 2010 3:54:57 GMT -5
You guys are to clever for you own good.... xD (with the "technology is anything man made) You know what was meant!
But I can't really see chaos happening within 24 hours. Because if you ask yourself "Would I join in the chaos within 24 hours?", you'll probably say no. Just like most other people.
And anyway, the more dangerous thing wouldn't be the lack of technology, but probably whatever had the power and motive to get rid of all technology.
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Post by Nakor on Jul 2, 2010 4:59:13 GMT -5
Nah, you're underestimating the potential chaos. It's not just rioters, and trust me, there are enough crazies to get riots going. The stock market would probably crash, even if it had to wait that 24 hours to do it. Any data stored only on temporary storage that requires constant power would be gone. (Such is used less these days, but still exists.) There are factories that would be permanently damaged by the lack of power. Bank and museum security systems would not work at all. Law enforcement would have difficulty organizing with no transportation and no means of long-distance communication. The list goes on and on.
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Post by bullskitur on Jul 2, 2010 6:28:43 GMT -5
Nah, you're underestimating the potential chaos. It's not just rioters, and trust me, there are enough crazies to get riots going. The stock market would probably crash, even if it had to wait that 24 hours to do it. Any data stored only on temporary storage that requires constant power would be gone. (Such is used less these days, but still exists.) There are factories that would be permanently damaged by the lack of power. Bank and museum security systems would not work at all. Law enforcement would have difficulty organizing with no transportation and no means of long-distance communication. The list goes on and on. Agreed |
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Post by rialvestro on Jul 2, 2010 6:33:23 GMT -5
We'd just be bored for 24 hours. People lived without technology for thousands of years without a problem so why would it effect us now.
Besides, haven't you ever had a power outage before? I'm sure everyone here quite literally has lived without technology for 24 hours before.
The last time the power went out at my house I took out Star Wars Epic Duals and Transformers Armada Battle for Cybertron and had an epic crossover battle with my dad by candle light. Basically they're interchangeable board/card/strategy games. If anyone doesn't know what the heck I'm talking about feel free to PM me. I can't talk too much about the games here as that would derail the thread.
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Post by Alex on Jul 2, 2010 8:31:00 GMT -5
If it is anything with electricity, there will still be the same results. Chaos. Humans are really stupid. "Oh no, this isn't working! We have nothing! DESTROY EVERYTHING!" This is seen with blackouts.
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Post by anothereffingjoe on Jul 2, 2010 12:46:01 GMT -5
I think you guys are forgetting the real bad things that happen. Imagine if you will, all 437 nuclear power plants world-wide going the way of Chernobyl. No way to regulate the reactions, no way to kill the reactions. www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/n/nuclear-power-plant-world-wide.htmThen, every aircraft falling from the sky. Every military losing communications with themselves. Every oil rig immediately losing the ability to regulate the pumps. They would all more then likely go the way of Deepwater Horizon. Its wouldn't just be a simple power outage. It would be global disaster. Even if humanity survived the environmental impacts shortly after, society could never be anywhere near the same. |
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Post by low on Jul 2, 2010 12:54:27 GMT -5
Depending on how narrow or wide a definition of technology one had, we would either be severely handicapped beasts incapable of doing anything at all requiring previous knowledge (including speaking to each other) or we would be more or less temporarily reduced to hunter-gatherers. In a 24 hour period, the amount of havoc that could be wreaked would probably not be so terrible: Would anyone be able to use an atom bomb if there were no technology? Even a gun? What would someone possibly try and steal from someone else if technology disappeared? Furthermore, the estimates are that only between 3 and 4% of males (and an immeasurably small if not non-existent percent of females) are psychopaths.
On a second thought, though, the absurdity of no technology for 24 hours is too much to even talk about it in realistic terms.
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Post by Jake on Jul 2, 2010 14:18:36 GMT -5
I guess the one thing most people can agree on is that people in the countryside won't be bad off.
While there would be looting, I don't think there'd be complete chaos. There wouldn't be much to loot without technology, and the strong protective defence of money at banks would be stuck shut - so that wouldn't get stolen. And in the cities I expect police could still work enough to get some riot gear on and go out sorting out the damage.
The "chaos" that people say might occur would be hardly anything to worry about, however, in comparison to the large people lost in hospitals, planes which fall from the sky, cars which suddenly stop working and slam into each other.
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Post by explosion713 on Jul 2, 2010 14:22:54 GMT -5
I honestly feel that it depends on how you define technology, or exactly what "technology" you're talking about. Because, in my opinion, its a broad word to use. However, relating to the topic, I feel chaos could brew if given enough time, in just a short 24 hours, people may just freak out a little but then be comforted when the technology works again.
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Post by Tony, the one and only on Jul 2, 2010 16:06:30 GMT -5
I want to just get this out of the way since i was in london ontorio in 2003 when they had a blackout for a week... ppl went insane and we live off of campfire soop for a week...it sucked alright... but far from total chaos
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Post by Nakor on Jul 2, 2010 16:20:59 GMT -5
^ But worldwide is a different beast. Factories, reactors, food production, banks, the stock market... a lot of things can survive extended time without electricity in a limited area, but would be screwed by a power loss that was worldwide.
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Post by MusicIsMyLife4Eva89 on Jul 2, 2010 22:05:48 GMT -5
I think there would be complete chaos. Even if it's only for 24 hours. Recently when Twitter's tweet counts were messed up, people were freaking out, me included. I freak out when my router acts up and I have to reset is every 5 minutes for a couple hours. I can only imagine how crazy it would get if all technology stopped working for everyone on the planet.
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