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Would you thrive if the internet shut down permanently tomorrow?
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387 votes
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Anonymous 1d

absolutely not, I need my ao3 dude.

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Anonymous 1d

Absolutely not, I've had to move around a lot this past decade due to my work so I have friends from many different places. Losing the ability to keep in touch with them would probably destroy me

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Anonymous 1d

At first id pretend im dead or something for a few days like not go anywhere and be like oh i didnt have a car and haha no internet couldn’t reach ya! just to give myself a little break from the world then i’d thrive

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Anonymous 1d

All of my disability support groups are online

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Anonymous 22h

It’d be a rough first few months but I think I’d adapt quickly. It’s not like digital technology disappears. The biggest change would be having to find research papers and protocols in person for my job in local databases or in print instead of online.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking, I speak to most of my friends online, it’d be so hard to keep up my friendships

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1d

i like to read and like taking on new hobbies so i fear no internet is almost my ideal future anyways

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

I'm glad you've been able to keep in touch with them!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22h

You’d still have phone lines and SMS text messaging though

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 20h

You're right, but in my experience at least, Internet service tends to be more reliable

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