Green Bank is the perfect place to have a no technology life! I know, it is hard to think we can find somewhere in the planets where technology is not around. In the Green Bank town is not allowed the entrance of any technology due to the aim to protect very sensitive scientific tools.
Nowadays most people are dependent on technology, they need social media to keep updated and they communicate through communication apps like WhatsApp or Telegram. Imagine living like in the olden days and leaving technology behind, would you try it?
Technology silence of Green Bank
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Green Bank is located in the West Virginia mountains, that is 13,000 square miles, and it is very important for scientific studies about space.
Green Bank is protected by the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) because this place is where the Green Bank Observatory is built and the biggest radio telescope in the world is found, the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Let’s see why this is crucial for scientists’ future studies!
This is an important place for scientists since they can capture radio signals coming from outer space like black holes. Now that you know what this place is you might think, ‘okay, it is an important aspect for new possible discoveries, but… why are they banning technology from Green Bank?’ Let’s move on to that issue.
No technology allowed!
Technology is an enemy for this place because all the scientific tools that are kept in Green Bank won’t work properly as they need an environment free from electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Green Bank residents live in a totally different way as we do, they do not have wireless Internet access nor even a microwave! Most of them communicate and watch TV via cable, so imagine how uncomfortable that would be (for most of us) now that we are used to the comforts of modern technology. In the West Virginia town, people always talk face to face and have a slower rhythm of life.
Security concerns
As mentioned before, wireless technology is banned from this protected place by the NRQZ, but cable is allowed. So, in 2024, the West Virginia governor invested $33 millions in high-speed internet connection for rural areas using fiber optics. This is an important aspect for local authorities regarding public security because the time reaction to an emergency could be highly reduced.
On the other hand, some residents and scientists express their worries that this technology system inclusion to Green Bank may result in negative consequences for the environment needed in this place, so that scientific tools can properly function.
Thinking about living a quiet life?
Well, if you are looking for a way different life than in the big city, you can try moving to Green Bank. From all the information previously given, it may seem this place is so protected that nobody can move there, but that’s the opposite. It is another place to live, but you have to adapt to their no (specific) technology rules.
Green Bank has started a debate between technology and its consequences for our social interactions and our well-being. A technology detox experience would be so beneficial for the current society as we are used to doing our daily routine activities using a technological device. This detox would mean the beginning of people learning how to survive on their own and valuing every detail surrounding us, like in the olden days.
Being closer to nature, your neighbors and living a balanced life having in mind taking care of yourself and the ones surrounding you, must be a positive change for your well-being, am I right?
