Picture this: it is 2015 and there is only darkness. the sun cannot shine through the thickness of the cloud of dust disturbed by 1000 1000 pound bomds that cascaded down upon the earth. The ground is scored black by the nuclear bombing raids. The dust cloud cover has destroyed any and all attempts at satellite communication and therefore we have no phone, e-mail or internet service. Adolescents sit in fetal position rocking back and forth aimlessly hitting keys on their cell phones, in hopes that there is small chance of reaching someone they want to communicate with. Welcome back to the stone age of communication and media.
The newspapers have been out of business for three years, with no hope of returning. With out use of telecommunication, the savior to news media that was projected way back in 2009 as being the last hope for those in search of the worlds current wonders. "What are they doing in Russia?" one might ask. Another might chirp in a response that goes like this: "who cares I can't get to my Facebook page" or "Google it! Oh yeah, that's right, there is no INTERNET!!!" There is a lonely child in the corner, that just learned to speak, and his first three word sentence is: "What is google?"
Education has been forced to return to basics, with a focus on books, paper and handwritten words spread across the page. Students are being forced to know grammar and spell check their own work. Calculators that used to run on solar power have been rendered useless, without the sun powering them. Computers collect dust in the corners as children recall the glory days when school used to be "Fun."
News is spread via mouth. The things that used to be considered gossip is now the contemporary version of TMZ and neighborhood news is followed by everyone. The world now regains verbal communication that spawns discourse and intellectual pursuits. Relationships become stronger and in the darkest days the world has ever seen, a bright light shines within all whom learn the value of speaking to others and learning from others. Gone is the silo effect, gone is trite arguments over why there should be a "dislike button". The future is not written and those that can survive these dark times are going to be stronger for it. They can teach others how to gain personal strength in world without digital media.
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