

“To be fair, some of the characters started running the cables underground in those populated areas.”
“Oh, that makes sense. So they probably have those marked and don’t have to worry about them?”
“Mostly. They don’t actually mark them, and most characters don’t know where they are. If they need to dig, they have to find them each time. Sometimes they forget to find them first.”
Most people have an idyllic view of certain childhood years, usually around the ages 5 to 10 or so. It’s before you start to understand just how broken the world is, and your worldview gets more complex and nuanced.
Many people wrongly assume that the world really was simpler when they were that age. The truth is, the world was just as messed up–they were just blissfully unaware.
Next time your dad complains, remind him that we still have milkshakes and racism.