What if the internet permanently shuts down

[lizarder]

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. 

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 Money at the ATM cannot be withdrawn and things will become more complicated.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.

[AakZaki]

I think the government would never allow the internet to shot own not even in a minute would they allow it to go off. Internet is now part of the functional system of activities all round the world where by transmission does take place. The advanced or first world nation has gone far beyond what the human can comprehend in terms of using the internet for connectivity and other engagements. Therefore, it is near impossible to say that the internet would no longer function.

I can understand the fact that when it comes to war that there would be some interruption but not elimination. The internet would be there for connectivity in communication and also to transmit events. Let me just put this straight; The internet is the basis for which communication is  made possible.

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.

[m2017]

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?

Firstly, now almost all human activity (finance, economics, trade, entertainment, media, education, etc.) is tied to the Internet and therefore the functioning of the global Internet network is carefully maintained and shutdowns will not be allowed. If the Internet still fails, more likely due to a man-made reason than a natural one, then this is the last thing you should worry about at that moment. At that moment, you will think more about how to save your life, what to find to eat and how to fight off enemies, and not about what will happen to the bitcoin inside wallets or money in bank accounts. In the post-apocalyptic world, priorities will change slightly from what we are used to. My point is that a global internet shutdown is only possible in a scenario like this.

I’m more interested in what will happen if the Internet becomes fragmented into several continents or countries. How to use bitcoin in this case, will there be alternative bitcoin networks, how to make transactions from one fragment of the bitcoin network to another. The scenario with the emergence of a fragmented Internet is more likely than a total shutdown of the Internet, and I think that it is worth reflecting on this topic because of the likely relevance of it.

[cryptosize]

I’m more interested in what will happen if the Internet becomes fragmented into several continents or countries. How to use bitcoin in this case, will there be alternative bitcoin networks, how to make transactions from one fragment of the bitcoin network to another. The scenario with the emergence of a fragmented Internet is more likely than a total shutdown of the Internet, and I think that it is worth reflecting on this topic because of the likely relevance of it.

Bitcoin requires a unified internet. It's not a fragmented currency, therefore it cannot work in intranets (fragmented networks).

[CryptSafe]

I think the government would never allow the internet to shot own not even in a minute would they allow it to go off. Internet is now part of the functional system of activities all round the world where by transmission does take place. The advanced or first world nation has gone far beyond what the human can comprehend in terms of using the internet for connectivity and other engagements. Therefore, it is near impossible to say that the internet would no longer function.

I can understand the fact that when it comes to war that there would be some interruption but not elimination. The internet would be there for connectivity in communication and also to transmit events. Let me just put this straight; The internet is the basis for which communication is  made possible.

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.

If the internet were to be shot down, I think we would not have known about the Isreal Palestinian war. Maybe we could just imagine peace to be coexisting amongst both nations and that would have not helped at all. As you can see it for yourself, the internet made it possible to easily access and asses what is currently happening in the world more especially the war turn countries. The government will also use it to announce to the world what is happening just as the Israelites and Palestinians are doing now.
I must say that the internet has constituted a good back up base for information dissemination and to also keep the world connected and with the internet, there is closeness amongst nations because it foster good communication and international relations.

[AakZaki]

I think the government would never allow the internet to shot own not even in a minute would they allow it to go off. Internet is now part of the functional system of activities all round the world where by transmission does take place. The advanced or first world nation has gone far beyond what the human can comprehend in terms of using the internet for connectivity and other engagements. Therefore, it is near impossible to say that the internet would no longer function.

I can understand the fact that when it comes to war that there would be some interruption but not elimination. The internet would be there for connectivity in communication and also to transmit events. Let me just put this straight; The internet is the basis for which communication is  made possible.

yes the internet is the basis of all communication that occurs and it will never die even if there is a war or crisis. The internet will continue to live to support communication and other needs for humanity. The government will also lose if the internet goes down even for a second, there will always be a backup to keep the internet alive and this will continue.

[BitDane]

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.

It will need  a global disaster where every access point, server connections are damaged.  So in reality, internet, as long as the damage is not worldwide, will continue to operate and will not be completely shut down.  The government will do it can to re-stablish the internet connection and the company behind the internet service will repair the damage ASAP because they don't want their business to get out of service.

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.

[Adams0001]

Currently the whole world is very dependent on internet needs. Starting from education, work and the internet-based economy, it is impossible if the world's internet has problems or is permanently down. Even if it happens as OP said, there's no need to worry, there will definitely be many people trying to revive the internet because the entire banking world also uses the internet.

There is no need to worry too much about bitcoin if the internet goes down because our assets will remain safe, just like our data when the smartphone battery runs out, when the battery is charged and turned on again. , the data is never lost, and neither are bitcoin assets.

I don't think the Internet can be shut down even for a few minutes because without it, you won't be able to access anything that will give you income online because that is where many people get their income, for example if the Internet is disconnected, Bitcoin and other crypto will be unavailable and you won't be able to trade or invest because you will have no idea about it, and I'm not sure they will make any mistakes that will cause the Internet to stop functioning, because we can't do anything like communication or sharing information and scheduling operations to each other, exactly if network shutdown nothing will happen to the bitcoin but you won't get access with it if there is no network and he can't be possibly that network will shutdown even in the next 50years because if a country lost network he leads to many confusion and the financial system will not proceed straight forward, I don't think anyone should be thinking about network being disconnected even one day since it is impossible.

[lizarder]

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.

That's an important point because there are many things that require internet access nowadays and if the internet goes down for one day, many things will change which will have an impact on businesses or government systems that use the network. Natural disasters will be another reason for a total blackout for the internet because it is unintentional and the company will continue to try to fix it as quickly as possible so as not to affect their business.

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.

Financial office services and other government offices really need the internet dan there must be an alternative to this problem because it is impossible for dependence on electricity and the internet to just turn off. The need for the internet is very important and even when war occurs they need a tool to communicate. These are several reasons that the internet will never go out in the world and even if it does, only natural disasters can make the internet stop temporarily before it can be repaired.