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Hypothetically, let’s say the internet breaks down with no recovery in the near future. How would this affect culture in America (or the entire world)? Would monoculture return? The specific cultures I mean are…

Politics Influencers Big Tech Hollywood Work Force ???


Imo, with no internet, Hollywood would probably be the biggest beneficiary from this. Television would probably become a juggernaut again. I think influencers would fall off the face of the earth without the internet. Big Tech would crash. Politics would probably start to shift dramatically towards the left with the lack of echo chambers online. And I think labor would stall for like a month or two.

So yeah, without internet, I think Hollywood thrives and almost every other industry or culture takes a big hit.

What do you think?

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 31 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Politics would probably start to shift dramatically towards the left with the lack of echo chambers online.

No, it would not. The USA was not more liberal before the internet. Fascism rose without the internet in many countries.

It would be nice to not have Russian trolls though.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I think right-wing talk radio has been going for quite a while as well.

[–] Subtracty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I think people forget these talk radio shows are still a thing. A lot of us, especially Millenials and younger, are streaming our own music/audiobooks/podcasts in the car. But there are a lot of people who listen to talk radio.