I hope it is not the first because that is bad news for catastrophic events and restoring the former, more prosperous state.
Depends on the catastrophic event. One that destroyed the machinery but left most of the people alive isn’t hard to rebuild from, e.g., how Europe and Japan managed to rebuild after WWII.
Depends on the catastrophic event. One that destroyed the machinery but left most of the people alive isn’t hard to rebuild from, e.g., how Europe and Japan managed to rebuild after WWII.