What would happen to the world if there's NO technology?

We humans as a species are a funny bunch. We may be at our most advanced, with all the gadgets and gizmos to make life easier for us. But take it all away, and how would you cope? Take a look at the possibilities.

Imagine…

No iPod courtesy of Apple – shudder, gasp! You would have to go retro with a walkman and carry a small mountain of CDs around to match the MP3 equivalent. Unless we’re going really old school, then perhaps a gramophone would be more appropriate (although you really couldn‘t carry one of those around with you).

Imagine…

A world without the wisdom of Google. The thought alone is enough to make most students feel faint. With no more answers magically produced in 0.17 seconds, you would have to use one of those things called a book. We would have to strive to get our answers which could be satisfying if not a little frustrating. And you’d have to venture into the wide world with no world wide web. You could go to a library, or do all your shoppingin the chaotic real world.

And without Facebook, we’d actually have to remember each other’s birthdays, and face the dire consequences if we fail to.

Imagine…

If you didn’t have your mobile, and a friend doesn’t turn up where you agreed to meet, what would you do? You would just have to go home, I suppose. Just go home.

And with no television or films, we would have to talk to our friends and families. Or get out there and socialise. Perhaps that wouldn’t be such a bad thing. Without online gaming, many of us would actually be able to talk to our partners, a wondrous thought. No more love triangles with the Xbox!

It wasn’t that long ago since we didn’t have any of these luxuries. My Grandmother told me stories of when she was younger. She would go dancing on a Saturday night, or go to the seaside with her sizable family. They made time for each other and would tell stories together or sit around the wireless on cold nights. There were much more green spaces, so they could play sports outside (the Wii does not count). Neighbours did become good friends. No social networking meant you would have to go out and get to know each other.

It may have been a simpler time, but it does sound pretty great.

So… Do you think you could survive without technology? Has technology advanced humanity? Would we be in trouble without such things as ID software for security or severe weather forecasting or National Security technologies?