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I can live without either .... I grew up for about the first ten years of my life basically off the grid and learned how to hunt, trap, fish and gather my own food, water and build shelter and basically live on my own. By the time I was about 11 - 12, mom and dad were basically treating me like a working adult that could be tasked with lots of things. It was how they grew up and were taught. I thought it was just normal stuff until I got older and realized we live in a more modern world far removed from hunting and gathering.
Which is why I never really worry about losing the grid ... or being removed from the grid ... or in watching the grid fail.
That's a truly rare perspective these days. Got a mild shade of "rustic living" as a Boy Scout some decades ago. Might not fare as well, but could certainly survive for a bit. The "be prepared" mantra keeps ringing in my head.
I think most people would be fine. We like to think that we couldn't survive without modern conveniences but don't forget, our recent ancestors did it for tens of thousands of years. In terms of a human species, we spent most if not all of our species existence for about 60,000 years living with nothing but our own intelligence. We've only had modern amenities and technology for less than a hundred years. So in terms of losing everything right now in our history .... if that should happen ... I think we'd be fine. Not happy, not comfortable, not easy but we'd be fine.