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so in today's world it seems as though everything i could ever need to do can be done on the internet.
i can work on the internet
i can bank on the internet
i can play games on the internet
i can watch films on the internet
i can watch live TV on the internet
i can listen to music on the internet
i can communicate with all my friends at once on the internet
i can talk face-to-face with the friends i like on the internet
i can get a girlfriend / boyfriend on the internet
i can shop for groceries on the internet
i can buy a new car on the internet
i can send my special someone flowers, chocolates and a birthday card on the internet
i can book a holiday to Japan on the internet
i can learn about the history of Cornish Pasties on the internet
i can find out pretty much any piece of information i want on the internet
and this is just the stuff you have a choice to do over the internet or not; many many things are being phased out (or already have been) in favour of internet-equivalents.
is this too much for the modern human being?
imagine what would happen if suddenly the internet went down and [b]never[/b] came back. could we as a species cope?
are we putting too many of our needy eggs in the one basket that is the internet?
do we really need to rely on technology [i]this [/i]much?
discuss.
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The question in this case isn't the lack of internet; as long as we still have legs, books, and friends entertainment wouldn't be a problem. But if you are talking about losing the internet and it never coming back, that means we have lost all communications technology. That would be the symptom of a much more complicated global problem. If we lose the internet permanently, that means we lost power permanently, and suddenly we are living out a post-apocalyptic sci-fi trope. So the real question is this: Can you identify which berries are poisonous? Can you hunt for your food? Can you maintain a shelter to protect you from both extreme heat and extreme cold while also keeping you out of reach from predators while you sleep?