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If the internet is "taken away", I think that the technological infrastructure that is already in place would allow us to reconnect with each other almost immediately. Perhaps it'd be a good thing if the current "internet provider" paradigm were challenged at its core. It'd allow us to take a step back and realize that we are already and always connected, without the intervention of a "service provider".

And I suspect internet 2.0, reinvented by us will exist as something far better, and far more secure.

I've wanted to start a post here for a while discussing the possibility of creating a "darknet" or a community based wireless web separate from the internet. I would like to have a recourse and a starting point to discuss possibilities, such as hacking iphones in such a way to allow for them all to be connected on their own intranet of sorts. And what about Long-range Wi-Fi, line of sight antennae that could connect entire communities.

Sure it may take some time to restore the quantity of information that we have access to today, but it wouldn't take long at all to reconnect if everyone were contributing, and if we started building the infrastructure

I download every documentary that I watch. Everything that gives me one more fraction of the puzzle by which to understand our plight. I'm sure I'm one of a few million that does the same thing.

I say take the internet away. We'll just rebuild it to be 1000 times better than the corporate mutation that it has become.


[edit on 20-12-2009 by feedpeopletosharks]

I agree with you here, I've been saying this for a while.

I mean, Guy Fawkes would rule the streets. Everyone would build their own internets and network them, it'd be free.

I'm down for it.v

You can't just take down the net...
I know there are several people out there that can use as you said the existing connections through several other ports, comms, etc....It's just a matter of getting on the same page. The net will never be destroyed....BTW, those elites have money in the net, and there will be lots of profit lost if the internet were to suddenly disappear

IF they really want the INTERNET down it will go down and stay down. If you try and up a INTERNET and they want it stopped it will be stopped even if they have to blow it up. A 1000 pounder on the local telephone switching station will put a stop to that. Remember you will still have to use the telephone system to connect the computers. And any sat base link can easily be jammed. IF the want the net to go down and stay down it will go down and stay down.

I have also hawked this before. I have absolutely written award winning internet utilities and would very much be willing to cooperate with people in order to create this. Let me know, count me in.