The idea of a post-internet scenario refers to a hypothetical situation where the global internet infrastructure is significantly damaged or completely collapsed for whatever reason, resulting in all internet functions being unavailable. And as a society that heavily relies on the internet, not only in many industries but also even in our day-to-day life, I believe it will result in a far more devastating situation than what we have to go through during the Covid pandemic, with the amount of jobs that will be lost, and as someone who's work heavily relies in the internet, I will likely be among the first casualty in case such scenario takes place. Though I don't think that the path we're currently threading to makes it any better, with how industries are pursuing the use of A.I. to replace human workers.
Regardless, I think it is important to have some sort of backup plan for such scenarios, no matter how likely they are to happen, and for a post-Internet scenario, my major concern is how I could make a living and what practical skills I can use to make money. Here are some alternate jobs I can think of.
Driving
While I am not a fan of driving and would rather be a passenger than a driver, there is a saying that "beggars can't be choosers", so I will work for it, even if it is the least thing I like to do. Given the situation, it may also become one of the most in-demand jobs in the post-Internet scenario, since people who work from home may now need to travel for their respective jobs that may require them to use public transportation. At the same time, with online shopping platforms being inaccessible, people will likely to travel more in order to buy their needs.
Carpentry
During my high school years, to earn pocket money during school vacation, I became a helper for a construction job, and since I was the only man in the house, I was the one responsible for all the house repairs. So if it's just basic construction or house building, I think I could also work at it using the skills I currently have. Whatever I don't know, I will likely learn it during the job. What's more important in this line of work is whether you have the strength and stamina to work almost nonstop, and as someone who frequently goes to the gym, I may also have that requirement.
Electrician
Previously, I wrote a post about some highlights of my activities for the first quarter of the year, and among those activities that I was doing was to take an online course in Electrical installation, and to give you an update about that, I'm still just halfway through the course, but I learned that after I finish it, I could go to the institute to get a hands on training and a practical exam by which if I could pass, will be given certificates that I can use as credentials when looking a job related to it. As I said, I just picked the course so that we can cut costs by me working on the electrical repairs needed at home, but in the event that all jobs related to the internet are gone, working as an electrician will be something I consider doing.
Farming
If everything above fails, I guess farming will be my last resort. I will just need to grow plants, and when they bear fruit, I can just sell those while use what's left for my own needs. Just like carpentry, farming is not a job that is difficult to learn, but rather requires one to have strength and stamina. The main issue with it is that it requires land and water as well as it takes time for plants to bear fruit, so unless I have those requirements cleared, farming will remain as my last resort.
A post-internet world may be a scenario that will likely never to happen, but so was the zombie apocalypse. But we saw news about people building underground bunkers in the of chance that one takes place. Compared to that, searching for an alternative work that does not involve the internet is more reasonable, cause even without a post-internet scenario, people continue to lose their jobs like just recently, Microsoft, one of the biggest companies in the world, laid off 9,000 employees, so having more skills and job options will always be better.
Thank you for reading my post, and see you on the next one!
