I ❤ Wi-Fi
The problem is we all do. A little too much at times
“The internet is down!”, the child bellowed from the family room.
At the time, I was online writing and I noticed too.
The child came running to me with panic in her eyes.
“What will we do?, she exclaimed”
“I dunno, read a book”, I told her in my Dad voice.
“Noooooooo”, she whined.
The first thing I did was to check the app I have learned when the internet goes down.
. Yup, our internet was going to be down for an hour or so. We will survive.
At least I will - my solution was to go have a nap. The writing could wait. BW asked me if I was serious and I told her darn tooting’ I was, and I went to lie down for nap.
Just as I was dozing off, I heard the child scream “the internet is back!!”.
Oh thank God. I was about to call 911.
You know, it’s sad how much we have relied on this internet thing. I checked earlier today and we have 34 devices currently connected to our router. We are not running an internet service provider her I swear and we’re not an AI data center - . We have a smart TV, a couple of tablets and phones and some appliances 1 and before you know it we’re at 34.
No wonder the child gets freaked out when the internet service goes out. She knows no other world. Yes, she likes to read and write, but also has since day one of school - she used a computer at school and been connected to the internet. She knows no other way.
So for her the lack of internet access is like losing the ability to learn. Her young mind does not understand the world of dial up phones and the freedom of not being able to look up every little thing and be tracked/monitored with every click (or step you take) She thinks all the knowledge, entertainment — everything — comes from the little black box in Mommy’s office called a modem.
Tonight as I closed the door to her room, out of the blue she blurted out the headline you see above.
Yes, we all love the internet here. A bit too much - maybe we should go outside for a bit and touch snow/grass whatever and leave the internet alone for a while.
It will be back when we come home.
Maybe.
Reluctantly offline,
TH and Co.
of all things, we don’t need the internet for - this would be it.
Absolutely hilarious take on modern connectivity! That 34-device count really puts things in perspectve- I've been there trying to troubleshoot network issues only to realize half the problem is just the sheer volume of things pinging the router. The generational divide you capture is spot on too; kids today legit can't fathom a world where you had to wait for something or just couldn't look it up. Sometimes I miss that forced patience, made you actually think through problems instead of immedietly Googling.