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Catherine Goldwyn asked this question about Station Eleven:
does it bother anyone that in the 20 years since these people got slammed and the human race got almost wiped away , no one thought about going to a library and figuring out how to rebuild? I mean, all the information is there - in writing, in books! All of it - for all the ages! For me, this was nagging me the whole time
Henry I had no problem with this. If Toronto was deserted, that's 3 million people down to maybe 100. Not enough to run any kind of infrastructure. For more…moreI had no problem with this. If Toronto was deserted, that's 3 million people down to maybe 100. Not enough to run any kind of infrastructure. For more background look into how African towns and villages have trouble with N.American exported technology. They need small locally sustainable solutions. This is a theme of E.F. Schumacher's 'Small is Beautiful'. (less)
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Catherine Goldwyn Thanks - this is very interesting.
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