Some few days back when the forum went down for some hours, some thoughts that I used to have suddenly resurfaced in my mind. What if the internet crashes permanently!  If for any reasons whether natural or manmade the internet suddenly stops working,, what will happen in the world. Unimaginable pandemonium is what will happen, because almost everything is connected to the internet, in fact the world today is so dependant on the internet to transact and communicate almost everything. Be it in finance, telecom, marketing and in every areas of technological advancements, all depends on the internet. It'll seem as if we've suddenly gone back to the stone age, if these where to happen.

I'll focus on finance, so I'm thinking what will happen to the bitcoin inside wallets, what will happen to every fiat currency in bank accounts, if everything erases as a result of internet total breakdown? Who do we hold responsible? I know that the internet technology is manmade, therefore it can not be hundred percent immune to faults and external attacks. And what if there is that less than one chance of it being faulty or compromised, what if that less than one  chance happens,? what will be the fate of the world that mainly depends on it to get things done? I'm no tech guru or a prophet of doom, but this are my thoughts and fears on the matter, although I sincerely hope that I'm very wrong on these thoughts.

I'd love to be enlightened better on why it can be impossible that the internet can never be permanently shutdown, having in mind the shortcomings that I've mentioned?

In essence, everything needs the internet and there will be no death on the internet. Even though there are wars like today in Israel and Palestine, the internet still exists there so that those of us in different countries can know news about the war because the internet is still functioning.
The internet is a link throughout the world so that all information can be found very easily and quickly. |
The internet is also in the palm of your hand and can be accessed by anyone. The digital era like today provides many advantages in all aspects.

It is certain that we will lose access that requires the internet, that is one thing that will happen if the internet goes down completely. If we talk about internet needs at this time, it is unlikely that the internet will completely shut down, unless there is war or disaster. There is no reason that can cut off the internet in the midst of human life which all uses technology and that is one of the big needs today in any country. The banking system also requires internet for the network they use so when an internet outage occurs their system cannot function.

A small example that often occurs in countries where power outages often occur, just look at when the lights go off, the banking network will automatically turn off and cannot be used. Money at the ATM cannot be withdrawn and things will become more complicated. The question is, is it possible that the internet will completely shut down and many systems managed by the government need the internet at this time.

A small example that often occurs in countries where power outages often occur, just look at when the lights go off, the banking network will automatically turn off and cannot be used. Money at the ATM cannot be withdrawn and things will become more complicated. The question is, is it possible that the internet will completely shut down and many systems managed by the government need the internet at this time.

True that, so the banking company finds ways to address the problem when there is power interruption and that is using an alternative source of power to keep their system up.  Just like this case, internet providers will also find ways to fix any interruption asap to maintain their integrity and trust of people on their service.