when i was a child in Mumbai these were the two problems that I saw all the time, power cuts and water shortage. And i learnt to live with paucity of both. For the water issue the learnings were good as it does help to conserve water even when we have a lot of it now. For the power it was easier in my childhood as not a lot of our lives depended on power. the only issue was it would get very hot and humid. However as you pointed out in your essay today it is different. A fundamental part of our life which is the internet completely depends on power and without it one feels handicapped to be a part of today's society. In India we were lucky that despite corruption in politics they did end up working on the infrastructure which allowed for better situation with power, at least in the cities; and better situation with water (at least for time being) I pray that better sense prevails in your country's executives too, and they make basic infra better even if they want to be corrupt about it.
Cheers from a fellow #dreemerforlife
You're right, there was a time when electricity wasn't a problem because so many weren't into the internet but now it's a total different story.
I hope my government put an end to this someday and I'm happy to know you are not having a problem like that.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful contribution, it's a pleasure having you stop by 🥰