Total Elimination and Destruction of the Internet

It is 3:15 P.M. on a late September day. A group of kids files off a bus, all saying bye to one another, and then head off to their homes. One of the boys that gets off at the stop walks home solemnly. He has homework tonight. This homework includes using the web to look up an article written in the 1960’s. The boy unlocks his front door and enters, finding that he will be alone until late tonight. He pulls out his assignment and reads it over. In bold letters, at the top of the paper, he reads, “the article must be found on the internet and printed out. Also include the webpage URL.” The boy slumps back in his chair, groaning. He does not have an internet connection at his house. He just moved in three weeks ago; boxes still sit around unpacked in his home. Being new to the town, this boy has not had enough time to make close friends and has no family nearby. He does not live near downtown. He lives in one of the subdivisions furthest away from the library, and he has no transportation until his parents get home, at which time the library will be closed. He has no way to do his homework.

In the United States, only 68.7% of citizens had access to the internet in their household as of 2009 (U.S. Census). This means that 31.3% do not; in this percent, there are students that are required to use the internet to do homework. This idea, of free-floating information on the internet, is so simple that it has become a primary part of the culture of everyday life. A little idea that not many understand is that the internet was not meant to be used by everyone; it was originally created for scientists to share their ideas and tests across the globe. Today the chairs behind computers, which in this day and age has now become the living room sofa, has become the place of gathering for friends via internet. Instead of planning on going out and seeing a movie, friends sit in the confinement of their own home and communicate with one another using social networking websites. The misusage of the internet is alarming many thus it should revert back to its original purpose. Elimination of the internet to the general public should be taken into action. This operation, Total Elimination and Destruction of the Internet, or TEDI, will help create a better world.

The battle will be difficult, but eventually everything will be back in working order. First, to set operation TEDI in motion, there will need to be a movement to temporarily shut down all companies providing internet connections. This will be called Blackout. During this time, the companies will be ordered to terminate all internet-affiliated systems. As of 2011 the top three internet providers were, in order, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T. Others include Verizon, NetZero, and AOL. (TopTenReviews) These providers would be included in Blackout. Due to this change, phones will no longer be able to make connections to the internet, nor will computers, for that matter. Blackout