166 points

The Internet.

That’d remove the circuses from our bread and circuses… and some of us are out of bread

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Just wait until Google implements Web Environment Integrity.

We should already be in the streets and we’re not.

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While I can see the plus side of being able to identify bots, I don’t think the WEI is the right way to do it, and Google definitely isn’t the right company to be handling it

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Plus how do you spot the difference between a good bot and a bad bot? Web crawlers from search engines are for example inherently good, so they should still be able to operate, but if it is easy to register a good bot in WEI, it is also easy to register a bad bot. If it is hard to register a good bot, then you’re effectively gatekeeping the automated part of the internet (something that actually might be Google’s intention).

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Yeah, even if the hardware can validate perfectly that it’s not running any botting software, there’s nothing stopping someone from spinning up a farm of these machines and using a central server as a hypervisor for them all. It’s impossible to determine if your user is a bot.

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I just wish everyone would switch to Firefox.

It is because Chrome has a monopoly, is close enough to monopoly.

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33 points

the internet is the first thing they shut down to control riots in authoritatian countries

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but how are we supposed to organize gathering times and places to start rioting? on the paper?

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8 points

Carrier pigeon.

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Bridgefy

https://bridgefy.me/

From their site:

‘Bridgefy is a free messaging app that works without the Internet. Perfect for natural disasters, large events, and at school!’

It works over Bluetooth, and lets you send messages to other users without needing an internet connection. I haven’t used it yet, but the app looks straightforward enough :)

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Well that and everything that depends on it. Like credit cards and online banking.

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104 points

That’s a very complex question that depends on many socioeconomic factors. But the answer is probably porn.

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I’m gonna be honest. This is what I was looking for when I asked the question 😂

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12 points

From my cold, dead, well-lubricated Hands!

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This is the first thing that occurred to me.

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Then we can just get rid of the rioters and solve several problems at the same time.

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lol, first of all, gross.

second of all, there is enough porn to last any average coomer a lifetime.

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58 points

water/wastewater. something people dont think about, just turn on the tap/flush the terlet.

peoples places of living would back up and they wouldnt have safe water to drink

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Highly recommend getting a filter jug, even if you have good water. Makes you think every time you fill it just how much water we use daily

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I think any utility going down would cause that, and probably within a day or two.

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I mean, agriculture seems like an obvious answer

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