All technological systems simultaneously cease functioning, forcing societies to adapt to a world governed by entirely different rules, testing whether human institutions and knowledge can survive a complete paradigm shift.
Relevant to infrastructure resilience planning, EMP/solar-flare preparedness, and the question of civilizational dependence on technology that could fail simultaneously.
Domains: Energy and PhysicsGovernance and Political SystemsExistential Risk and Civilizational Collapse
Scenario Types: Thought experiment / What-ifCautionary tale
Outcomes: CatastrophicTransformative
Tags: technology-failureparadigm-shiftinfrastructure-collapseadaptation