Internet cant stop working thats how it was designed! people will need the internet to run distributed computing networks like ethereum or EOS to create multi ExaHash or beyond computations to run simulations/emulations of human brains!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmhz0ItR294&t=1370s

)u have to see that to see the future of actual artifical human consciousness,  where people upload their consciousness into a computer by scanning a human brain with high definition 3d scans of all the neuron connections all the synapses etc so then they startup a 3d simulation and have a human body inside, that consciousness is online and can do stuff a normal human can do, they can make money even, run companies, etc their virtual life will be just as real as real life to us, they will be able tpo experience 1000 years in a day or more, with increased computing power, which costs money so theyll need to make a lot of money to run their consciousness on distributed computing networks....(like ethereum or EOS) and so these conciousness emulators, (theyll duplicate the 3d physical processes of a human brain, neurons and all, synaptics movements etc all of it) and theyll emulate a human brain like a PC emulates an old Nintendo 64 game, with the human consiousness file being like the n64 cartrdige Rom, we will have "Roms" of different peoples memories, their consiousnesses, (their memories basically are their consiousnesses) and we will start to understand consiousness much better too, man its going to be really crazy, and the idea of consiousness starting and stopping, death and birth, i mean when u turn off a computer with the consiousness running is that death? It would seem like they would also need to live in their own cities, away from humans, just big data centers with robots gaurding them, the money theyd make would be used to pay for theintense computing power you need, and they would pay for it using ethereum some would be using hardware they owned but no u cant u need massive computing power to simulate a human brain

THAT is what they will use Ethereum or EOS distributed computing virtual super computers for! They will use stuff like Golem to actually emulate a human brain and run human consciousness programs....... ghost in the shell, expect it wont just happen spontaniously, the sentience will be planned but it will be a COPY of an existing human brain that will be scanned with high level scanners and then uploaded into the brain emulator which willhave to simulate 3d reality nd all of its physical laws, so that we get a high definition simulation of a human brain with all of its neurons and synapses and neurotransmitters, you see??? It's an incredible idea, and it makes a lot of sense, it means we wont HAVE to understand how consciousness works, we will just be able to emulate it by duplicating our brain in a 3d simulation and watch the consciousness that results and give it access to the real worlds internet, allowing it to upload youtube videos from its virtual world, , allowing people to create the most amazing experiences and the most horrible nightmares .....there will be virtual neurosurgeons who will try and go in and fix people's emulated brains, people will have access to the real world internet but theyll know they are in a virtual world, they'll have access to Surrogates like the movie surrogates, to kind of feel and simulate the real world, using sensory input it should feel real, and anyway this is going to be a BIG deal just watch ......

we need to realize we are like 50 years away from being able to scan a human brain, we will need a lot better equipment, we will need nanobots to just give 3d scans of an entire brain in real time, we need that and once we have it we will

Or perhaps everyone would be bored out of their minds.

The tricky illusion that we're stuck in today is that the internet is here to help us - to make our lives easier, give easy access to more and more information. But in the undertones of that very process, we're beginning to silently depend on it for the smallest of things. 
I personally cannot imagine a day without internet - whether its work related, to communicate with someone or basic entertainment. Everything revolves around the internet - even ordering food (for the most part) 
It really is scary how much we depend on something that should be a mere secondary assistance in our lives to get ahead.

Never thought about it but it would plunge us back to the stone age! 
I guess in a lot of countries a civil war would start for resources..
Great article!

One week without internet, If I knew in advance of it happening, I would buy a hotdog cart. Hot dogs are cheap, people need a place to congregate, hot dog stands would do that. Most restaurants require payment by credit, or cash, and they are expensive, and after third day would be out of food. I don't think it is possible to run out of hot dogs.

If I did not know it was going to happen, then I would just sit back chill and watch the nuts run by. It is after all only a one week outage.

I also do not know how to treat my dependence on the Internet. Although I sometimes try to read a book :)

I get goosebump thinking  if the internet went down . Let's hope whe never have to  think about a plan B.

Very interesting to think about..hopefully we won't ever have to find out what would happen! Thanks for sharing, great writing.

That would be the best week of my life!

If the internet stopped it would paralyze the world and leave it vulnerable to the cooperation and submission of the power that turned off the internet switch.   That power  could make any demands that choose to and the injured sheeple would oblige. Martial law and looting may occur too. Folks would not be prepared and left helpless if the grid went down as well.  Sadly I would not have access to your steemit blogs and posts and could not comment then.   I would miss  writings by Sauravungta.

That is kinda cease almost everything especially for the new generation who are almost addictive of being on internet , spending a few hours without fail :)  The old school would thank God if it happens to be , as they miss their kids to be always busy on internet :)  So a 50-50 ratio

I actually had that experience after signing up here on Steemit. In a fit of rage, I threw my phone on the wall and then I was off the grid completely for a week or so. Because my laptop was in a bad condition, so I couldnt access Internet for a week. And after a week when I bought a new phone (by means of my Steemit earnings) I realized that I didn't miss out on anything of importance. :D

We'd finally get some work done!

I'd be the most productive I've ever been at work!
Would get a raise.
Would be able to buy more crypto.
Then become millionnaire.

Wait. Can I buy crypto offline? ;)

It could put us back to the Stone Age! Lots of pre internet technologies and paper based systems are now obsolete with little knowledge of how to resurrect them. I'd say we may get away with it now but 20 years down the line it would be a game changer for civilisation.

I would pretty much think, that in the event of a world war, we minions would be locked out of internet use anyway.....

I would be ded

Imagine a world without electricity for a week!! That would be a real disaster as we are so much used to the comforts of today's world. I really like the idea of 'Earth Hour'. Not sure how many countries are aware of it. 

BTW, great post. If there are no mobile phones(esp smart phones) and internet, will the people we more engaging with each other ? will they interact with real human beings? will they wake up everyday looking at their partners/kids/pets/themselves in mirror ? I believe that life would be much simpler, less complicated.

I was working for a phone company in the 1990s. Back then we were having a hard time convincing people to trust the Internet enough to purchase things online with a credit card. How things have changed!

I've done it more than once, its called camping.

I think everybody should prepare themself in case of an internet shutdown or even a power down in the grid.

i think the internet become an important thing for humanity like oxygen !

sorry cant think about it for a day only. nice post @sauravrungta