2012: The Year The Internet Ends. Yea, Right.
According to this article, the Internet as we know it will come to an end in a couple of years because all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will agree to introduce a new billing system that will look like the system used today by most cable TV companies. The system will divide all websites into packages. Before accessing a website, users will have to subscribe to the package that particular website belongs to. The change is due to come about in 2012.
The authors of the article recorded the following video in which they explain the new system and just how big a deal they think it is.
In case you haven’t figured it out so far, all this is one huge pile of BS. In order for the system to work a law would have to be passed that will require ISPs to use it. Some might claim that ISPs won’t have to be forced to switch to the new system because it is attractive to them. However, we must remember that people hate change, especially if that change requires them to pay more. Hence, new ISPs would be started that won’t use the new system. People would switch to those new ISPs and the old ones would soon be out of business.
Furthermore, the way Internet works allows programmers to easily bypass any restrictions. A simple Firefox plug-in, that uses proxy servers, would grant you access to all websites. In fact, a lot of those plug-ins already exist. Therefore, even if a law is passed that will require all ISPs to switch to this ridiculous new system, you should not panic: an adequate solution is already widely available.
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You’re right, by the year 2012, I don’t think we’ll be in worry of the internet, but rather the food supply shortage and the so called global warming, and the American trying to take over Canada and Mexico and popping ID chips into everyone.
Just because I can’t find proof of this claim being legit, I’m not going to say its a lie. It would be a terrible, yes, but at the moment, the internet is the ONLY none government controlled media, and I think if I was gonna take over the world, I’d want control of the internet. Secondly it’s probably gonna take a bit more then a proxy server, or a browser plugin. If you can connect to the internet without an ISP, then you should be fine, otherwise, its going to be a bit more difficult then that, and if you don’t believe me, go to China.
The boys and the chick with the sweet look rack say that they can not prove this claim. I’ve tried to look for proof of this happening and couldn’t find any, but I don’t think this is something that they want people like us to fine. So in the REAL world, in order to be correct, you must not only prove your point, but also disprove your opponent’s.
So prove them man, don’t be asking your family and friends or the idiot making minimum wage at your local ISP, get proof that you can rest easy with.
The truth hurts everybody, but like you said, no need to panic. “Just because there’s a goalie in the net doesn’t mean you can’t score” There’s always a way.
Dave, thanks for the comment.
This is just another conspiracy theory. You and I can’t prove nor disprove that Neil Armstrong ever walked on the surface of the Moon. You and I can’t prove nor disprove that the US military captured an alien aircraft in Roswell. Similarly, neither of us can neither prove nor disprove that there is a big plot to change the Internet as we know it.
However, we do not have the burden of proof. Those who spread these stories do. I Power offered absolutely no evidence in support of their, clearly, questionable claim. If they do have evidence I don’t see a reason to hide it. If they don’t have evidence, and they claim they don’t, I must ask: who are their sources and why haven’t they revealed them so far?
I believe their sources don’t exist, which is why they haven’t revealed them, and that this is just a product of their own imagination.
While I do agree that the article is BS, using proxy servers as a potential workaround isn’t a viable solution should such BS happen.
Proxy servers connect via IP. If your subscribed package doesn’t allow you access to connection to the IP address range your desired proxy server is on, you’re stuck.
You may be able to use a ping or dns tunnel to get your traffic through, but you’ll still need access to a server that has a network connection that not limited by the isp to only a few sites. And DNS and Ping tunnels are easily defeated by the ISP, if they would work in the first place.
So yes, I think it’s BS. Any ISP that tried this would lose customers very quickly. But if something like that did happen, proxy/tunneling is not the answer.
HA HA HA.
For all those who believe this, I have just one, just one simple question.
I run a wordpress blog and have my own domain name. There are at least 400 million people who use wordpress on their own domain names. NOW which service provider will be listing sites that are personally chosen by people like you and me and who have their own domain names and are paying for it???
hahahhahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaahhaaa
funniest theory i ever read…