"**If the COVID-19 pandemic brought disruption, anguish, and unavoidable deaths, those effects would be minor compared to having just a few days of a severely reduced electricity supply in any densely populated region**, and if prolonged for weeks nationwide it would be a catastrophic event with unprecedented consequences." ([Location 858](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=858)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[systems-thinking]], [[pandemic]], [[electricity]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]