Talk:Nightblood/@comment-75.72.106.125-20170407051228/@comment-27794543-20170410055219

Electrical devices didn't cease to function. This is proven by Mount Weather and ALIE. Grounders chose to abandon scientific and technological knowledge.

Similarly, they chose not to record their history. Practically all culture pass down their history. Those without a system of writing use oral tradition. However, the people living in the DC-area, did have a system of writing. Thus they didn't require dozens of history buffs repeating history to younger generations around a campfire – all they needed is to write it down. Libraries, books, papers, computers, etc. all existed, yet Grounders chose to forget their history.

I can see two explanations: 1) Everyone decided that knowledge is useless, thus they made sure none of their children could read, write, or use a computer. 2) Second Dawn was a cult. They got what they needed from Becca and then killed her. The cult beliefs may have excluded modern knowledge and technology, leading to the current state of Grounders.