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TheCatWoman

Is the internet in danger of crashing all together, will we have to have it rationed, is it running out of resourses?

How will/would society cope if two systems went down together, let alone all 3 big systems, it seems incredible that there are only 3 main systems world wide, I know there are some smaller ones, but shouldn't we have some sort of national back up plan. I know people who go into a blind panic when they have no signal, how will they cope if theres no internet, they can't order a takeaway, can't go shopping, can't do banking? Will dinosaurs like me who remember how to do things with pen and paper suddenly be in demand?

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  • I think a closely related problem to what you ask, is what happens if power plants and energy import lines are damaged; in that case, you will struggle as if the internet were shut down. Because most (users) depend on electricity being available.

    Also, in many cases you don't need complete shutdown to cause a disaster. It may be enough to make the available resources less than the demand. In a DDoS attack, this can happen as well. You get zone-blackouts, and also seemingly the internet goes down, just because the remaining servers can not respond to the demand / requests.

    I don't think the resilience the electric grid and power generation mechanisms is so good. It is one of the reasons why, had I enough money, I would get a solar panel, and maybe a fuel-based electricity generator.

    Just remember what happened in Spain a few months ago. If I remember correctly, their grid was not very resilient, and for a zone of the country there was little or no electricity. 

    My point is a bit vague so in a sentence is: if a service does not go down completely, it does not mean it is accessible or useful. It can still be as if it were down completely, because of lack of response, or lack to respond to the demand.

    There are a few ways people work around that issue, but causes a lot of disruption. They may get a generator or solar panels, and in some areas the may still get some access to internet, maybe satellite internet if antennas are damaged, but what about those that don't?

  • in reply to Deleted User

    less related, the submarine cable map is something i like to look at sometimes.

    this is more technical, but may be interesting for some members (DDoS, CloudFlare).

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