
Starting From Scratch: Could Humanity Survive A Calamity?
About this episode
A witch has taken away all of humanity's progress and we can have everything back if we create an iPhone 13. Can we do it?
In Episode #276 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: some recent changes to our schedule, a hypothetical I took from the Lex Podcast, why I am bearish in the short term and bullish on the long term, why most of humanity will die really quickly, the different epochs we will go through and why neither of us think we will be able to recreate the iPhone.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - New News: A Schedule Change
(1:17) - A Hypothetical
(4:20) - Separating it into epochs
(6:14) - The 1st Minute: Death & Pity
(10:31) - The 1st Hour: Navigation & Verification
(16:07) - The 1st Day: Community & Supplies
(22:41) - The 1st Week: More Mass Death
(25:42) - The 1st Month/Year: Forming Tribes
(29:00) - Boostagram Lounge
(36:30) - V4V Spiel
(37:28) - The 1st Decade: Hunter Gatherer Or Agriculture
(40:06) - Past 50 Years: No Progess Is Made
(50:32) - Is The Knowledge Available
(53:30) - Starting From True Scratch Would Be Quicker
(55:02) - What If We Went Past & Then Reverted
(56:54) - Dr Stone Manga/Anime
(59:49) - The Witches Power
(1:00:34) - Finishing Up Comments
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