The more I think about "a future without Internet", the more it seems implausible even from a technical point of view
Should civilization collapse (and I don't think that's a likely scenario yet) distributed networking in a form will still remain, albeit in a primitive form. The knowledge on connectivity is widespread enough with offline sources I.E. books, pamphlets etc... that reconnecting can still happen
I expect "An Internet" to spring up within a few years of a potential collapse
I don't have the skill, but it would be wise to build a collection of books that cover such fundamental skill set.
While I'm a decent programmer and I know a bit or two about networking protocols, I don't know anything about electronics.
But I would be happy to have in my own library this sort of civilization backup.
Unfortunately, I'd have no idea where to start.
@Shamar I would start with simple things that interest me first. Everyone has their own interests so hopefully a group of people doing the same thing will ensure there's a wide enough selection
In my case, I started with books on cabin building and simple living. Construction and shelter will be pretty important after a collapse
https://mastodon.social/@cypnk/100618298697160004
@Shamar This is a good thing to do even in case there's no risk of collapse. The best networks can have failure modes that are hard to diagnose and fix. In such circumstances, offline (and off power) systems of data like books would be extremely useful