re: We've become slaves to big data

The problem is there are people stupid enough to believe we can build shite like an Iron Man Space suit. The world's richest company can't build a fricking phone that is impervious to spontaneous reboots. We still can't predict the weather or even fight a fricken virus. Sure technology is great but we rely WAY TOO heavily on it. There are billions of people on this earth that are putting sole reliance on data and dismiss common sense.

So, is it best to have science on your side? Of course, but you need to have a back up plan. If there were an EMP attack we would be completely screwed because the population is so high that manual farming operations couldn't keep up with the demand. For those of us that have the country boy will survive attitude. Wild life like deer and catfish would be blown through in a matter of a year. Your best bet is to own enough property that gardening and chickens can feed the family. If things get to the point where stores are out of food, then what?