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.
@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
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