What would happen if there was no electricity?

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Two ways of looking at this:

1. What if electricity didn't exist?

Well, the universe literally would not exist as we know it, because electricity is streams of electrons, and without electrons, compounds (and thus most matter) wouldn't exist.

2. What if humans didn't know how to use electricity?

We didn't know how to use it for most of our history, so I imagine we'd revert to a mid-1800's society, where machines were steam powered and we had to read for personal entertainment.

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