"The Trigger Effect" details the world's present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. Agricultural technology is traced to its origins in ancient Egypt and the invention of the plough. The segment ends in Kuwait where, because of oil, society leapt from traditional patterns to advanced technology in a period of only about 30 years. A great reminder documentary of over reliance on tech / technological trap. When the total network gets taken down, it has serious implications. I mention this now as the advancements of tech will further bind us into deeper dependence. A solar flare, EMP or extreme weather events taking out power grids will have even more serious implications than 1965. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. https://youtu.be/XetplHcM7aQ?si=WEcI2vLaIEkyBVae