Shutdown the internet on Sundays.

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apple_octopi@reddit

Guess we'll just shut down all the airlines, subways, police departments, you name it. The internet is more than reddit and tiktok

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sql-execute@reddit

all of these things existed without internet, there could be special precautions, like only physical tickets on plains and subways, police can operate on radio frequencies and phone calls.

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mud074@reddit

Hey buddy I think you got the wrong door, /r/sensibleideas is two blocks down.

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thechampaignlife@reddit

They need to be able to operate during outages, so this would help them develop and test resilient systems.

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Eriiya@reddit

… or … they could just not shut down that side of the internet with everything else. I know, crazy right?

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TmTigran@reddit

Because their imaginary sky daddy said soooo!

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LodlopSeputhChakk@reddit

Sounds like some theocracy bullshit.

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Then the entire world grinds to a halt, and suddenly everyone is wondering why did we shut down the internet on Sunday. Yeah, this is a crazy idea especially considering that emergency services and healthcare still need to operate on sundays.

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TmTigran@reddit

But but.. It has to be sunday! They want to "Keep it holy!" for their imaginary sky daddy.

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djjd2244@reddit

Id imagine only social media and other useless parts of the internet would be effected. Essential services would stay on. Id have it so that each time zone has its own off time

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Eriiya@reddit

I’m quite sure it could be arranged for the very small corner of the internet that is actually a necessity to stay online.

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jingqian9145@reddit

It’s going to be like COVID again Everyone and their mother is going to justify their business as “essential”

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renkifsto@reddit

Dare to dream brother

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mercury_pointer@reddit

All essential businesses get nationalized.

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TmTigran@reddit

Do it on Mondays instead.

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JollyBallzXBL@reddit

No. Shutting down liquor stores on Sunday shows this doesn't work.

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NukeDC@reddit (OP)

I can't but liquor on Sundays. It worked.

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JollyBallzXBL@reddit

So sales shoot up like crazy on Saturday, and people drink all day into Monday morning. 👍👍👍 It doesn't work.

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No_Woodpecker_7874@reddit

People who only get their phone on non school days 😐

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LaLa_the_Cable_Guy@reddit

A backhoe operator without blue stakes will be right on that for you 😅

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djjd2244@reddit

OP, I’ve actually had this thought before but Ive always thought that the internet should have an “off-time” like you’re suggesting but every night. People would be forced to actually be social with each other IN PERSON and might break from the news cycle of hate that everyone is in. Essential services would be excused tho

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The-Real-Mario@reddit

Fuck yeah ! /R/amateurradio is gonna explode!

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Document-Numerous@reddit

This was the end result of Ready Player One (the book, not sure about the movie). Got people to unplug from fully immersed VR for a day.

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FlightSimmer99@reddit

no, it was just the shutdown of a game, not something that entire economies run on

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Jpaylay42016@reddit

Have you read the book or seen the movie? The Oasis was like a realistic version of going on the internet.

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Document-Numerous@reddit

I think the virtual world was the largest economy.

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Strange-Term-4168@reddit

Cut the energy usage? So people can do what instead? Get in their car and drive somewhere? Hey no internet today so I’m just gonna have to take my boat out instead and use 6000x more energy. Good thing we’re saving energy lmao. People who worry about energy usage from computers and phones are so insane. You’re focusing on a grain of sand when there’s a whole beach around you. Like saying netflix is bad for the environment when before netflix we used to produce billions of physical dvds and vhs tapes. How bad do you think that was for the environment?

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dor121@reddit

jews every sabat

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oddbawlstudios@reddit

How else will I sin on Sundays though?

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Corey300TaylorGam3r@reddit

Chic fil a? Is that you? 🤔 💭

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TheJewishWolf@reddit

Judaism is way ahead of you 😜

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hiccuprobit@reddit

you mean one of the two days i get off to relax and watch movies and play video games? yeah pretty crazy

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Stooper_Dave@reddit

Speaking of holy, if you were outed as the one who signed off on this, you would probably be sent to meet your maker pretty soon afterward.

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Chewbakkaa@reddit

Ready Player One

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mkc47780@reddit

I was like I bet they just watched this.

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TheLostExpedition@reddit

How about the internet and cellphones only works on Saturdays.

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realityinflux@reddit

Can I still buy beer?

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Beartato4772@reddit

Only with cash.

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Onagan98@reddit

What is cash? Does it still exists?

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Beartato4772@reddit

Theoretically, mostly in people's glove boxes in case they park somewhere from the 1950s.

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realityinflux@reddit

Remember not all homeless people have Square Payments on their phones yet.

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Big_Meaning_7734@reddit

Yes to beer, but you need physical media pornography

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Kevinator201@reddit

Saturday gonna be a busy download day

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Megafish40@reddit

SONNTAG IST RUHETAG!!!

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NukeDC@reddit (OP)

Das ist richtig

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Elvarien2@reddit

Eww pick a different day to avoid the religious undertone. Don't be gross.

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grafknives@reddit

I mean - I can, You can, on our own.

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Beartato4772@reddit

You might be underestimating just how much relies on connectivity now. But also, fuck “keeping it holy”, not everyone follows your one specific brand of one specific religion.

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ShoppingNo4601@reddit

tear apart the world economy, military, and society as a whole to stop people from watching too much tiktok, good plan my guy

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Anianna@reddit

What about the worshipers who can't make it to church who join in via live stream service? That would really suck for poor granny recovering from her hip surgery. Maybe just lock your devices in a safe with a countdown timer if you need an assisted break.

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P1zzaman@reddit

Heck yeah I can finally touch the green thing that grows on the brown thing!! I will be shackled to the Internet no longer! (Only on Sundays)

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mmknightx@reddit

Sounds like a crazy idea with the best of intentions! What could possibly go wrong?

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MrHappySadClown@reddit

I kind of love this idea. A forced digital detox day would be so healthy for everyone, leading to more real conversations and rest.

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ElPlatanaso2@reddit

Blue law for the internet. That should go over well

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SoulofMoon@reddit

\*uses chair controls to ride chair to you\* \*shouts "HOW ABOUT NO?! you crazy dutch bastard!"\*

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renkifsto@reddit

Yeah get rid of the holy part and I’m in

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Lyoko01@reddit

Sorry separation of church and state. No days are holy.

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renkifsto@reddit

Based

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Marshall006__@reddit

Hear me out, put it on Monday. Shut down online only business/force people to support local. Also allows most workers to ease into the work week or catch up on in house work

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mack_dd@reddit

But then how the hell am I supposed to talk trash to fans of opposing NFL teams. Wait for Monday and Thursday night games. (ok, nevermind, I am a Saints fan, so probabbly wont be talking too much trash **this** season, but still)

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cheezybeezy18@reddit

Fantasy football fans in shambles

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Rstar2247@reddit

Thanks you just took away internet on my one day off during the week.

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CharmingTuber@reddit

Let's go further. Bring down the whole power grid for a day. They perform maintenance, give the planet a break, and let people rest. And an hour before the grid goes dark, they should do a radio hour where musicians come together to entertain us and mark the grid going down. I'd call it

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One_Recover_673@reddit

Are they hiring internet maintainers? Where would one apply?

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HorsedickGoldstein@reddit

Yeah I guess everyone who does fantasy football is shit out of luck? Terrible idea. Shut down the internet on a Tuesday so I have less to do at work

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elocin1985@reddit

That was my first thought lol. I want to be able to check my fantasy team while I watch football. I would be all for it happening on a work day. But then corporate America would just change it so that we have Saturdays and Tuesdays off or something.

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AdOk8555@reddit

Who's Sunday would it be shut down for? I.e. which timezone. Would not be feasible to try and implement a rolling blackout

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linkerjpatrick@reddit

No but maybe sell 6 day plans

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playr_4@reddit

But Sundays are the only days I can play with the boys.

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EpicJoseph_@reddit

A lot of news do this during the sabbath. Some for religious reasons, but most find it a day of rest, and the internet is no exception

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CheezitsLight@reddit

Shut down churches instead.

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dodeca_negative@reddit

People really don’t check the sub before they comment do they

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jjt411@reddit

redditors when a crazy idea is posted in r/crazyideas

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BellybuttonWorld@reddit

Also, people freaking out at the mere joshing suggestion of taking the broadband teat away is a little disturbing in a 1984 sort of way.

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mud074@reddit

Bro people freak out at any suggestion of taking anything away. My favorite is still the crazyideas post to shave everybody's head to even the playing field, and people were *furious* at OP.

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sporkynapkin@reddit

Shutting down the internet no, social media yeah

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AFarCry@reddit

How am I supposed to watch the Sunday F1 races? Head ass idea.

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ryanderkis@reddit

So it's fair to say that you think this is a crazy idea?

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AFarCry@reddit

Nah. Crazy idea would be like "Restrict internet speeds to social media/games/video hosting sites to dial up levels." It's crazy but honestly not horrible. Ignoring my specific gripe about F1 races this idea is globally crippling. It's not crazy. Just atrocious.

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nielsz123@reddit

Go to the race?

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AFarCry@reddit

Completely practical answer once I invent teleportation.

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nielsz123@reddit

Best work on that mon-sat because I heard they're shutting down the internet on Sundays

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thechampaignlife@reddit

On Monday?

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ROWDY_RODDY_PEEEPER@reddit

No-net Sundays

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mcphage8@reddit

Sans Screen Sundays

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LaundryMan2008@reddit

Just download some YouTube videos for that day and watch those instead

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ryanderkis@reddit

But have an exception for posting crazy ideas on Reddit.

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NukeDC@reddit (OP)

No exceptions! Maybe on Sundays, you'd write down your crazy idea, improve it, start a revolution, ect, instead of posting the first draft haphazardly.

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saggywitchtits@reddit

I'm doing homework right now. As in I'm taking a break from doing homework... As in I'll get to it eventually. But students need it to do homework at the last minute.

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Agitated-Ad2563@reddit

Wait, but how am I supposed to trade stocks on TASE on Sunday if there's no internet? We can't expect all of the global population to move to Tel-Aviv.

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