16 January 2006The Anthropik Network
This list comes in order that they came to me sitting at my computer. There is no attempt to prioritize them. Any comment must include a contribution to this list. If you do not have a contribution, you cannot comment. Sorry, that's the rule.
Word ProcessorsFresh fruit all year roundTropical fruitThe ability to visit places thousands of miles awayPictures from the Hubble Space TelescopeRefrigerationSpace heatersAir conditionersBikini SeasonCell PhonesThe internet24-hour ambulance serviceObtaining Alaskan Salmon in MarylandEasily accessible writing implementsPhilly Cheese SteaksStuffed pizza from ChicagoRestaurantsMusic on demandSome movies and videosTrash pickupOptical quality polarized glass with a mirror and rear AR (sunglasses)GPS trackingSpace shuttlesMaps accurate to less than half a meterPrints of beautiful paintings (Dali, Escher, Picasso, Monet, etc)9 Responses to "25 Things I'll Miss From Civilization"
limukala says: January 16th, 2006 at 7:14 ambicycles (unless we can blacksmith them from melted down engines?)
Janene says: January 16th, 2006 at 10:06 amHey --
Janene
Rory says: January 16th, 2006 at 12:14 pmthe ability to obtain new norwegian black metal albums
and
video games
this next one is my girlfriend's contribution to the list.
porn
on second thought, i'll go with that one too
Miranda says: January 16th, 2006 at 12:26 pmtrains, transportation being able to take you farther distances than you could otherwise go in a short period of time.
My Family.
JimFive says: January 16th, 2006 at 1:18 pmBooks. There is no way that someone living a nomadic lifestyle is going to be carrying around that much unnecessary weight.
Miranda says: January 16th, 2006 at 1:48 pmOh I'm pretty sure we can bury a library somewhere and go and visit it every so often
Can't live without my books.
Vicky says: January 16th, 2006 at 4:02 pmGood lists! I especially agree with the food and the books 
. I will add:
Clothes Dryers
The more I thought about this question, though, the more I realized how much I WON'T miss.
Chuck says: January 16th, 2006 at 6:03 pmThe most soulful, versatile, beautiful, and powerful instrument that man has ever known:
The electric guitar.
- Chuck
L33tminion says: January 17th, 2006 at 4:12 amLaboratory science.
Okay, I know stuff like quantum physics isn't very practical, but still, it's nifty.
