You are downvoted because you are equaling nuclear attack with no power.
One is incredibly difficult to fix with permanent effects, other is minor nuisance and not that big of a deal to fix or even switch to life without power grid, you can just have own wind turbine/solar/hydro if you really need the power.
Also TIL Middle ages were like 100-150years ago, in some countries just decades ago, I'd say you could get by without power very easily even in 1950s. I am pretty sure my grandma didn't much need electricity for anything and she didn't live in Middle Ages. You can have mechanical pump in well, you can store stuff in cold basement and you can use oil lamp or candles for light in dark to cover the basics (water/food/light). Sure you would need to change the way of life, but equalling this to nuclear attack is just plain stupid.
As someone who admires Amish I find it actually appealing.
If I have to choose whether time travel to 1920s-1950s or live in nuclear war wasteland it's pretty easy choice for me.
I've travelled to places with no electricity (they jsut use generator in evening) and people were doing just fine over there and I was also not missing much.
One is incredibly difficult to fix with permanent effects, other is minor nuisance and not that big of a deal to fix or even switch to life without power grid, you can just have own wind turbine/solar/hydro if you really need the power.
Also TIL Middle ages were like 100-150years ago, in some countries just decades ago, I'd say you could get by without power very easily even in 1950s. I am pretty sure my grandma didn't much need electricity for anything and she didn't live in Middle Ages. You can have mechanical pump in well, you can store stuff in cold basement and you can use oil lamp or candles for light in dark to cover the basics (water/food/light). Sure you would need to change the way of life, but equalling this to nuclear attack is just plain stupid.
As someone who admires Amish I find it actually appealing.
If I have to choose whether time travel to 1920s-1950s or live in nuclear war wasteland it's pretty easy choice for me.
I've travelled to places with no electricity (they jsut use generator in evening) and people were doing just fine over there and I was also not missing much.