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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Still, I think it's kinda silly to regard the Internet as an essential service... there wouldn't be a negative impact upon quality of life if it disappeared tomorrow. Things would have to be done differently. But different is just that: different, not worse.
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You could use that argument for a lot of things. Who's to say what's worse and what's just different?
I know that my life certainly would take a turn for the worse in a number of ways if the internet disappeared tomorrow.
The best example is probably the impact it would have on my professional life.
I run a small business which rely entirely on the internet. Without it, I couldn't make a living working from home. Getting another type of job would mean a daily commute, which I loathe, and it would mean buying a car, which would be very costly.
That loss in free time and money would very much mean a lessened quality of life for me. And I haven't even touched upon all the ways it would impact my personal lifestyle in a negative way.