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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 51 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Electricity.
If you lose electricity most people lose access to:
Hot water
Running water (if you have a well)
Air conditioning
Indoor heat
Television
Internet
Indoor lighting
And hot meals if you don't have gas.

Losing electricity would cut you off from almost all of your luxuries as we've become completely dependent on it over the last century or so.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 days ago
[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

It's a utility and so I agree it's a necessity. A luxury would be some of the things electricity allows like Internet.

[-] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

The Internet access should be classified as a utility but good luck getting ISPs to stop lobbying against that

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Yeah in the modern age internet access should be considered a necessity. There are a lot of things you can't do without the internet (like get a job or pay bills).

[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Not necessarily, you could absolutely survive without electricity, I live in a predominantly Amish area that proves that.
It just wouldn't be any fun.

[-] htrayl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It does take a bit of preparation for the lifestyle that we are not ready for. Ways to store and prepare food, maintain temperatures, get information, illuminate spaces.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Hah, that's fair

[-] Zomg@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Yeah but no electricians no more electrocution... Think of the positives lol

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