Don Genaro said:rs said:I found it hard to accept the possibility that "the internet won't be around much longer"; it has quite simply become much too important to our modern life. If the internet were to shut down, the world-wide economy would come to an instantaneous halt. Needless to say, this would be bad for business... They simply wouldn't stand for that.
How I have to interpret this is that the internet will not be around much longer as the "free exchange of ideas" medium it is today, and censorship will be widely implemented and enforced. It will probably occur as part of the "we are protecting you from terrorists" meme.
But unless you are referring to a world-wide literal return to the stone age, the idea that the internet will simply cease to function is not credible.
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I think that's what the C's implied when they spoke about the 'cleansing,' which would bring down the grid and internet along with it.
I agree, Don Genaro. And rs, I think you make good observations but it is the seriousness of the possibility of the grid going down that many or most are not even considering. The tendency to have normalcy bias is running rampant these days.

(my apologies for bringing that back to to the consciousness of those who remember it) And just because a performer did a few good STO oriented songs does not mean their entire catalogue is from on high. And there might be somebody with only one decent song, but it might be a great one. Picture a buffet table analogy or a box of chocolates. Don't load your plate up with a big pile of something that looks good before you sample it. You have to pick and choose with discernment and care - and if you bite a bad one (for me it would be a dark chocolate with a goopy cherry filling!), spit it out! (into a napkin, of course : )