WW3 will not happen in my lifetime, thankfully. We are all too soft and no one wants to actually face the depravation of cell phone service, let alone actual hardship.
And I’d argue to say that it has already started. Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, Iran, China, the US ($), apparently Britain is being pulled in as “directly involved”, with other NATO members on high alert.
Chinese ships are being investigated for intentionally cutting communication cables (aka sabotage) between Lithuania and Sweden, and then another between Germany and Finland. France, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Britain are all pointing the finger at Russia and China.
“A conflict is considered a world war if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
-It takes place between multiple nations across the globe
-Battles are fought in many different locations
-The war is fought against great powers with significantly advanced technology.”
Yea, we’re there.