Timeline for If everyone in the world disappeared except 35 random people, how long would it take for one of them to realize they're not alone?

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Aug 22, 2018 at 8:44	comment	added	Drazex		True. The post suggests that some areas might even start failing without oversight within hours, though, with a week being the absolute limit in many cases. I think a lot of people would be too deep in their own networks to realize the problem until the internet suddenly cuts out. This is especially true given it's unlikely that more than a few people would remain who spoke the same language, which can affect which sites you visit as much as your ability to communicate with others once there.
Aug 22, 2018 at 8:39	comment	added	Chromane		Good points! OP stated everyone else "suddenly disappeared", so I"m not sure how that would affect the infrastructure time. Language barrier can be overcome with a certain amount of thinking - display a map with a little flag and they have a general idea of your location
Aug 22, 2018 at 7:33	comment	added	Drazex		Based on a post on straight dope, the answer to your infrastructure question, at least for power generation, is probably "less than a week". Internet and power would probably be down before the dust settled, so anything that relies on news broadcasts or internet would most likely be inconsequential, especially because you'd have to deal with the language barrier in the vast majority of cases.
Aug 22, 2018 at 6:36	history	answered	Chromane	CC BY-SA 4.0