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If you knew the internet was going to be shutdown, damaged, or colossally enshittified what software would you archive for use locally and use for a neighborhood/town mesh network? Why? (lemmy.world)

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I am specifically asking about software and needed libraries, not stuff like Wikipedia or the writings of Ernest Hemmingway.

To keep people from archiving all of github on thousands of shucked external hard drives cobbled together all Frankenstein-y to create a postapocalyptic data center assume a ~1TB storage limitation. Though I'm sure that person exists here on Lemmy somewhere :D

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Keeping the electricity on long enough to enjoy games or movies is gonna be difficult if you rely on the grid right now.

So maybe archive the electronics stack exchange, and solar/battery installation guides so you can steal it if the neighbors roof.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If internet shuts down you'll have trouble keeping your life long enough to enjoy this.

I know it's a fun hypothetical but without internet wed be falling into an immediate collapse which we might recover from but many wouldn't make it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think you’re supposed to tease out this scenario too far. It’s a pretty focused question.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Don't you like a little apocalypse tease? We're kinda into that it seems

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"I hate fun and having conversations with people"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I’m just saying you can answer the question without having to worry about all Nuances and context around it. It’s like saying “what 3 items would you make sure to have in order to survive the zombie apocalypse?“ And someone goes “well without a robust healthcare system I’d likely die of natural causes so it’s moot.”