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Originally Posted by astra
Did you ever think about this thing...that we are not the first people on this planet. That some 20K b.c. there were other civilisations but curiously enough we don't find much of evidence. Maybe they became very advanced and stopped using paper too. Then some electromagnetic blast killed all devices and some plague wiped out the planet of the parasites, i.e., us, humans...
When we started all over again we had no heritage...
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Hey, write up that s-f story and I'll buy it!
I think you're more likely to find real-world scenarios where the people neglected to be environmentally conscious and thus over-hunted or over-fished or in some other way destroyed the eco-culture that fed them. Wasn't that the case on Easter Island, for instance?
The problem with paper isn't JUST the deforestation, but the horrible, toxic chemicals used in the process. One place you do not want to live/fish/breathe is anywhere near a paper mill.