A World Gone Decent

[viridian5]

I know this season finale aired a while ago, but one aspect of it still doesn't necessarily ring true: humanity's immediate descent into rioting and barbarism after the power goes out. In August 2003, New York City was one of many places along the eastern seaboard to get a total blackout, and the only thing that broke out was a major spate of

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[cloudtrader]

Hmmm. I still think that if the power went out in LA there would be riots. Because, well, it's LA...

[mistressrenet]

I thought that was fairly ridiculous myself-- at least give it a day or so, dammit!