Should the internet be turned off for a week?

bnt · 22-03-2021 11:44pm

The Internet is just a medium, it is not responsible for how it’s used. You may as well talk about closing the roads for a week because they are used for unnecessary trips and the occasional crime.

22-03-2021 11:50pm

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into twitter and facebook etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation. Should they do it?

People could also try being competent functioning adults and just not bother going onto social media, or even online if they don't want to.

cnocbui · 23-03-2021 12:01am

Could we just make it turn off RTE instead, followed by not turning it on again? I'd rather have the €160.

23-03-2021 12:23am

cnocbui wrote: »

Could we just make it turn off RTE instead, followed by not turning it on again? I'd rather have the €160.

I'd rather have a public service broadcaster to be honest.

Lewis_Benson · 23-03-2021 12:34am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

Of course they can.

No, they cannot.

Sunny Disposition · 23-03-2021 12:56am

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

No, they cannot.

Of course they can.

wench · 23-03-2021 12:57am

Lads, its not panto season

fryup · 23-03-2021 12:58am

but what will we **** to

Sunny Disposition · 23-03-2021 12:58am

Oh no it’s not.

shtpEdthePlum · 23-03-2021 1:14am

If they turned off the Internet I wouldn't be able to work and I might actually not log in and get work done which would make for a nice change from working all hours of every day in order to get all the work done.

Lewis_Benson · 23-03-2021 1:16am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

Of course they can.

OK so.

Owldshtok · 23-03-2021 1:30am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into twitter and facebook etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation. Should they do it?

Yes for a 24 hours experiment,emergency services get a special password.
The likes of amazon can feck off and take a break.

Tokyo · 23-03-2021 6:54am

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

The government?
They can't "turn off the Internet"

I can testify to the fact right now that they absolutely can.

Rubberchikken · 23-03-2021 6:59am

Just turn yours off. Leave mine alone:)

Oink · 23-03-2021 7:57am

So OP... You went to bed not knowing how the internet or governments work.
Any improvement this morning?

shesty · 23-03-2021 8:07am

This is the first pandemic where we have had the ability to lock ourselves up at home but (for many) still earn a wage and be able to feed ourselves and pay our bills and all that good stuff.

If the internet was turned off, the reality of having to let people get out and get on with life in order to work and survive might suddenly come into sharper focus for our leaders......

Optimalprimerib · 23-03-2021 8:13am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into twitter and facebook etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation. Should they do it?

That idea is so bad they might actually try it. For me it is what has helped keep my mental health stable. I can video call my fiance every night as she is in a different country, we can watch netflix together, I can work from home.

We also can't go 5km from our house so what the hell are we supposed to do?

YFlyer · 23-03-2021 8:20am

No because internet is not Twitter shat.

Dempo1 · 23-03-2021 8:20am

Turning off Internet for a week would cause a catastrophic financial crash given its pretty much carrys/supports most financial transactions, Stock markets and day to day banking.

A better option is turning off every single Social Media source and portal and for a month.

Mister Vain · 23-03-2021 9:31am

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I do think people need to think long and hard about their internet usage, and what they want to get out of it. There's obviously very addictive patterns forming, with the dopamine hits making people stare gormlessly into their phone for hours.

You can even see it on sites like this - extremely irritable, bad-tempered, and belligerent posters fighting over matters they have no influence over, giving out about RTÉ, societal changes, the price of alcohol etc. It's an outrage hamster wheel for dimwits.

I'd agree with this. Social media gets a bad rap but this site can be much worse at times. Posters getting riled up and arguing back and forth, often for days on end, with the mental gymnastics continuing till the early hours of the morning in some cases. That can't be healthy.

Wanderer78 · 23-03-2021 9:37am

Sunny Disposition wrote:

This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into twitter and facebook etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation. Should they do it?

It would lead to a catastrophic economic and social collapse, so I'd say a no to that one, give yourself a break from it, if it's getting too much for you, let's not go big on this one

fryup · 23-03-2021 9:40am

Social media gets a bad rap but this site can be much worse at times. Posters getting riled up and arguing back and forth, often for days on end, with the mental gymnastics continuing till the early hours of the morning in some cases. That can't be healthy.

totally agree, someone may post a sniding comment towards you and you get wound up by it....and then you come to your senses, "why am i getting upset over a anonymous poster online?"

it's nuts really when you think about it

Muppet Man · 23-03-2021 9:41am

Imagine the embarassment of going to the newsagent again to get your porn.

mariaalice · 23-03-2021 9:50am

About 2 years ago we didn't have a laptop for about 10 days and the internet on my then phone wasn't great, didn't notice much difference I'm a bit too old for the internet to be affecting my mental health.

What I did notice was all the extra time I had.

fryup · 23-03-2021 9:59am

Muppet Man wrote: »

Imagine the embarrassment of going to the newsagent again to get your porn.

like this?

Mister Vain · 23-03-2021 10:07am

Muppet Man wrote: »

Imagine the embarassment of going to the newsagent again to get your porn.

Ahh those were the days. Nervously scanning the top shelves and buying a newspaper to hide the magazine as you awkwardly exited the shop.

El Tarangu · 23-03-2021 10:08am

I propose that the Admins ban the OP from Boards for a week - you know, just to help them get started on their digital detox journey.

The J Stands for Jay · 23-03-2021 10:12am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

It'd only be for a week, builders and farmers lose much longer to weather every single year and not a thing about it.

Yeah, but they are generating **** all employment in the country, and it's an expected part of their business model.

phill106 · 23-03-2021 10:18am

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into twitter and facebook etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation. Should they do it?

Should the production of food be turned off for a week?
This would give everyone a break and could provide us with a huge mental health boost and make the obese lose some weight. Also it would give people a chance to realise they were gone too into meat and vegetables etc. Even if the Government just did it from say Good Friday to late on Easter Sunday night wouldn't it give us a chance for contemplation and fasting. Should they do it?

Should the government turn off the water for a week?
There is far too much personal hygiene and hydration these days, we should go back to the good old days where the entire family would share one bathtub, at the end it was so dirty, you would risk throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

jimgoose · 23-03-2021 11:18am

No, no more than the mains power or water should be turned off for a week. I'd respectfully suggest however, that Twitter and Facebook be permanently banned and Jack Dorsey be strapped to one of Elon Musk's rockets and fired into the Sun.

Should the internet be turned off for a week?

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