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What Would the World be Like if computers and cellphones were never invented

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UConnHusky1

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Say no one made those things. No cellphones, computers, or the Internet. There were only black and white TVs. No ereaders, etc. What will the world be like?
 
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Op's question might be better written as "what would the world be like if semiconductors were never discovered?" I'm thinking... Fallout, but worse.
 
People have been discussing this lately. I actually think people would be happier. I'd love to do the jobs computers now do and it took 4x the people.

Old analog devices are incredibly clever. Its a much more satisfying way to solve problems.
 
Who cares what you think should be locked in reality.

*shrug*

Is it causing you physical pain in some way being here ?
 
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OverVolt said:
People have been discussing this lately. I actually think people would be happier. I'd love to do the jobs computers now do and it took 4x the people.

Old analog devices are incredibly clever. Its a much more satisfying way to solve problems.
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4x? Here's a fairly well known ad from 1951.
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Whether you're comparing analog or vacuum-tube computers to those of today, you're still off by quite a few orders of magnitude.



People did a lot of mindblowing things before cheap computing, including advanced rocket design, aerospace engineering, and models of theoretical physics that are still being explored today. Remember last week, the proof of gravitational waves that was announced? Einstein predicted those in 1916. However, I would not like to live in a world without modern computing, considering what I know now. Without modern computing our knowledge would be greatly reduced in many fields, not the least of which would be medicine.

You could argue that technology is causing all kinds of problems, but you would be wrong and only repeating your forebears. People cause most problems, just as people fix most problems. If you want a better future (or today) find ways to improve the human condition.
 
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