• Pistcow@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I was a delivery driver in highschool. Good ol’ Thomas guide. When the internet goes down I’d love to see anyone born after 2000 get around.

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      4 months ago

      My passenger seat-back pocket was always stuffed with Rand McNally’s.

      I wonder if kids today would even know to stop at a gas station for directions if they got lost.

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        4 months ago

        Those gas stations used to have a map rack. One in my town next to a freeway had a laminated one on the wall behind the maps with a big arrow saying “You are here.”

        When people asked for directions the clerks just pointed.

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        4 months ago

        Plenty of people can still answer the phone and write down orders, and payment systems have offline modes. The Internet is not an absolute necessity even now for food delivery to happen.

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          4 months ago

          I kinda meant that if the internet fails for a significant period of time, it’s probably a society-breaking problem that causes logistical issues for the entire world. Pizza will not be a priority.

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          If the internet is down permanently, we’re talking societal collapse. Nobody is delivering pizzas.

          If it’s just a temporary outage, google maps has offline mode.

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          4 months ago

          There is very little pots phone left. If the Internet is down, many areas will be without both.