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Warpy

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5. Oh, they'd be a lot of fun to watch once the food ran out

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:08 AM

Jan 2014

and the generators broke down or ran out of fuel.

Hell, those people don't even know how to sew a button on.

They are utterly dependent on technology. Wide support for technology goes away, they're going to be in really tough shape. Their money will be worthless, too.

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