
If you’re like most people, you probably check your email first thing in the morning, even before you brush your teeth or brew your coffee. But imagine on this particular morning, your Gmail account isn’t loading on your laptop. Soon, the classic error message pops up in your browser: no internet.
Hey, no matter. Must be something with the router. So you unplug it from the wall and plug it back in. Problem solved, right?
Assume the morning keeps unfolding this way and you might find yourself staring deep into the belly of what Extremely Online people probably call hell. The router trick doesn’t work, so you pick up your smartphone and resolve to load your inbox using your carrier’s cell network, only to find out this doesn’t work either.
Sweat starts to form on your brow—although that’s because your Nest thermostat isn’t working. Your smart TV is on the fritz. Your connected refrigerator’s display monitor won’t work. And when you frantically dart across the street to ask the neighbors if they can get online, the series of anomalies that have characterized your morning suddenly don’t seem so anomalous.
The internet isn’t just down. It’s gone. Stopped. Kaput. No more. May God have mercy on our Instagram influencers.
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