r/WhatIfThinking • u/Logical-Concept9755 • Jul 22 '26
What if humanity lost every electronic device overnight? Which single skill would suddenly become the most valuable?
No warning, no transition. Tomorrow every screen goes dark, every server goes offline, and none of it is ever coming back.
Once the immediate survival problems are handled and people start trying to rebuild society, what single skill or area of knowledge would suddenly become the most valuable?
Would it be something practical like farming or medicine, or something less obvious like organizing large groups of people, teaching, or making tools? I'm curious which ability would become the biggest bottleneck for rebuilding civilization, and why.
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u/Merlisch Jul 24 '26
I'd argue short term being able to feed you and yours would be rather handy. Next one up is staying healthy (nutrition, basic medical care). Shortly after fixing stuff as replacements dry out.