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If the majority of humanity was wiped out in a nuclear war, would the rest who survived have to start the scientific and technological progress from the beginning?

>> No.9418838

>>9418684
It would depend completely on how well educated the following generations are. If there's a teaching gap, at any point, humanity could be lost forever in only a few short generations. So long as there's a significant amount of people who can teach reading, writing, and language the progress won't be lost. We may need to rebuild technology, but the information should still be available in some form.

>> No.9418930

>>9418684
>books don't exist
>engineers wouldn't survive
>aboslutely all infrastructure would just vanish

>> No.9418978

Well, if nuclear war happened, the only places left will be areas like Africa, with little technology. Seeing how they still live in primitive shithuts despite having exposure to modern society, I doubt they will rebuild modern society in any way, assuming the nuclear winter doesn't kill them off first or throw them into a civil war

>> No.9419073

>>9418978
South America would probably be fine since they're very politically neutral. Brazil would rule the world.

>> No.9419128

>>9418684
No. And that's a good thing. Technology doesn't go in a straight line. Africans with smartphones is not "progress," it's proof the wheels are coming off.

>> No.9419156

>>9418978
>africa isn't already in a civil war
>>9419073
>south america
>politically neutral
>huehue
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