4 Ways You Can Prepare For A World Without The Internet

Can you imagine a world without the internet? Consumer Affairs posed the question What goes up when the Internet goes down? In the infographic below they have some answer’s. I don’t think that the world will ever go without the internet for long. Humans like to be conceted. Many young adults have never known a time without the internet.

The internet we know today is based on APRAPNET and has been around since 1969. It was built to be resilient with redundancy. The info sent over the internet is broken into tiny pieces called packets that do not have to travel on the same route. At the end, they are reassembled. Not to geek out on my networking background. Not to even mention alternative networks like ServalMesh.

But it could be down in areas for periods of time. There are some takeaways you can learn from a world without the internet.

Work On Real Life Conversation

So you are casanova on Same plate and Tinder but can you talk to anyone in person? In a world without the internet, you are going to have to learn to socialize. Now is a great time to start doing. It doesn’t have to be profound. Try saying Hi. Work on making connections and growing your personal tribe offline. I’m not saying to unplug completely from the internet. There are great friends and communities online. Like the Survival Punks group. Just work on Balance.

Have Cash

Cash Is King. More so in a world without the internet. Many debit card terminals use the internet to process payments. So if the internet, or power, is down you ain’t buying a thing. That is just one of many reasons to carry at least some cash on you.

I have had several times where I was able to buy stuff in a power outage because I had cash on me.

Take Breaks

Sometimes you just need to unplug from the internet. Whether it’s a few hours or a month detox from the net. I mean the internet has some really cool people. It also has a lot of assholes. All the negativity can get you down. So take a hike in the woods. Go play frisbee in the park. Go camping. Get off the internet and go outside.

Have Information On Hand

If the internet goes down you can’t google or Wikipedia information. Well in the case of this project you can actually have Wikipedia in your pocket. Which is definitely worth having. Having books on hand will be very important in a world without the internet. Both for entertainment and knowledge. How else will you prove your friends wrong?