What life would be like without technological inventions?

Answer 1

It depends. In some ways it would be simpler, and in some ways, there would be more freedom. However, in many ways, it would be much harder, and more deadly.

Without a phone, you could not call the police, though it wouldn't matter much, since the one sheriff over on the other side of the hills would have to take time to hitch up his horses. There would be no police cars nor other modern emergency vehicles either. Many crimes would go unsolved, since there would be no way to analyze DNA nor search for fingerprints. There would be no Luminol to use to see if anyone even died. Without DNA, a number of bodies would just be buried in unmarked graves, and their loved ones would still be wondering when they are coming back.

If you were very sick, you probably wouldn't make it to a hospital, since it would take too long to get you there. Or for that matter, it would take too long for the doctor to come to you. But even if you made it to the hospital, you still might not fare much better, since there would be no lab equipment and very few surgical supplies. There would only be a handful of medications to use. With childbirth, you'd be better off to do that at home, since the hospital wouldn't be any more equipped. Either way, if there were birth defects or a medical emergency, the mother and/or the child could die. More parents would abandon their babies to die if they were severely deformed, since there would be no technology to do anything about that, and they would probably get by with it. There would be no vaccines, so you could die of one of the diseases we have eliminated. More people would be into prayer, religion, or witchcraft, since that would be seen as the only hope at healing in some cases.

At school, there would be no computers, projectors, televisions, DVD players, VCRs, copiers, duplication machines, etc. There wouldn't be that many books available. It depends on how far back we go. If there was paper and a printing press, there would be books, but they would be hard to produce, and you'd be lucky to have a primer (textbook) and a Bible. But if you mean technology in the strictest sense, there might not be a printing press nor paper. In that case, you'd have to do your lessons on stone, wood, or dirt.

Food and cooking would be a lot different. On one hand, a lot would be better for you, since everything would be locally produced, without preservatives, genetic engineering, hormones, pesticides, etc. But it would all be harder to prepare. Also, food safety would be even more of a concern. Milk would likely be raw (unpasteurized), as well as other products. Storage would be a problem, since you probably would not have refrigeration. If you were lucky to be able to build your house by a running stream, you could make a crude evaporative refrigerator (a "spring house"), but it wouldn't get too cold. You'd have to salt and dry everything or can it.

Communication would be harder, and thus more meaningful and valuable. There would be no phones, no television, no computers, no internet, and no Cable Television. You would have to write or visit the person. At least jobs won't require you to have a car, a computer, or a phone.

Speaking of work, that would be more dangerous and back-breaking. There would likely be slavery, and many more animals would be trained for work. It would not be practical for women to work outside the home since there would be too much to do at home, unless of course she has many children. Then the oldest could care for the youngest and do a lot of hard work.

Childhood would be no fun. Many of the toys and games would not exist. You'd still have sports, and you can pretend and use simple materials to make your own toys. Chances are, you'd be too busy doing chores or forced to work in a dangerous factory. If there is any light left, then you could do your studies.

Answer 2

There would be no computers, telephones, televisions or internet.