Do we really need toilet paper?

Clickbait. You're just trying to lure Joseph from Gordon /Lessors back on here so he can tell grownups how they aren't cleaning themselves properly.

Try explaining a bidet to most Americans. They won't have a clue. And most truckdriverrs won't /can"t understand why it might be wet around a toiler, with an empty water bottle in the corner.

I'd still use corncobs, but they are hard to find now. And Sears or Monkey Wards don't put out a big catalog anymore.

 

If someone mentions the “3 seashells”-we’re in trouble!! lol

 

They still need that roll to cover and wipe up piddling incontinent Americans.

 

Honestly? No.
Did you know disposable diapers weren't invented until the 1950s? Before that people used reusable cloth diapers, they just got cleaned and reused. You can still find them today, they just aren't popular anymore.

No reason people can't use rags to wipe their butt. Use them, toss them in a covered hamper, wash them and reuse. No toilet paper needed.

 

According to this "expert," only one square at a time.

 

Would like to see him wipe my butt clean with one sheet and end up with clean fingers.

As for the OP's question, yes, you can survive without toilet paper, at least in the bush where you have a variety of leaves, ferns, lily pads, trees to rub up against, birch bark, evergreens if your tough enough, lakes, rivers, streams, rabbits, bears and many other things you can clean yourself with.
But first know which plants are poisonous and which end of a badger you wipe with before doing so.

 

No.
Not as long as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Huffington Post are in print.