A world without virtual connections and the economy based on direct human relationships.

🗞️ A world without virtual connections and the economy based on direct human relationships.

The Internet has had a major impact on society and has changed the way we manage to communicate, inform ourselves and of course carry out our daily activities.

Yep, with the help of an internet connection, each of us can communicate instantly and of course we can access a huge amount of information with just in a few clicks. This has led to a sea change in the way we learn, work and play.

The internet has also opened the doors to the development of revolutionary technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. These have changed the way human civilization currently does business and interacts with the world around them.

🗞️ What would it mean for society and the economy to live without the Internet?

First of all, most of our devices become useless without internet connection. Our smartphones and laptops become just decorative objects, unable to do anything useful without network access.

Furthermore, this internet addiction extends far beyond personal use. Stock markets around the world are based on transactions made in milliseconds and the vast majority of them are made online. Everything, absolutely everything, relies on high-speed internet and microsecond information, including cryptocurrency transactions and Blockchain technology.

Without the internet, all of this becomes useless ~ this would mean that human civilization would have to turn to more traditional methods of trading again, which would drastically affect the global economy.

🗞️ But could we experience such a rather disruptive event in the future?

It is interesting that in the history of humanity there have been such situations when telecommunications or the Internet were inaccessible for a significant period of time. One of the most notable examples is the 1995 Kobe earthquake, which had the side effect of massive disruption to Japan's communications infrastructure. As a result, people could not communicate with their families and friends and could not receive the necessary help in a timely manner. If you are curious to know more details check the link next to it

💠https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/kobe-earthquake/

💠https://sciencestruck.com/facts-about-kobe-earthquake-great-hanshin-earthquake

In the case of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, Internet connections were affected in Japan and other areas of East Asia, but were not completely disrupted. There were also events in other regions of the world that resulted in the interruption of Internet connections for a limited period of time.

💠https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/geography/living-with-the-physical-environment/cyclone-nargis/

Other examples include hurricanes, storms, or massive floods that destroyed communications infrastructure, as well as cyber attacks and sabotage that disrupted Internet and telecommunications services. An example that has been recorded in history ~ exposes a massive disruption of Internet and mobile phone services in Belarus during the 2020 presidential election, which prevented communication between protesters and the organization of protest movements.

💠https://www.wired.com/story/belarus-internet-outage-election/

What would it mean for society and the economy to live without the Internet? Could we reach that stage where we could experience such a negative event on a global scale? What would society look like in such a scenario!? What do you think?