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As someone who earns their living entirely online, Iconsidered myself the last person I ever thought wouldask the question, "Do we really need the Internet?" However, the extended power outage of almost 4 days,ongoing loss of Internet access, combined with many otherevents surrounding the recent Hurricane Isabel caused meto reassess my priorities. When "high-tech" business gets into a head-on collisionwith a natural or man-made disaster, we all need to ask,"Do we really need the Internet?"Well, when you're in line for 3 hours to get gas so youcan siphon the tank to run your father-in-law's generatorin order to save $1,000 worth of food in three freezers -you don't need the Internet, you need the expectationthat you'll find gas.When you're driving around for 2 hours trying to find iceso you can have a cold drink and make your family morecomfortable on a 90+ degree day - you don't need theInternet, you need patience and a sense of humor.When a good friend of yours falls 30 feet off a ladderwhile helping his neighbors cut a tree off their house,fractures his back and neck, punctures a lung and must beairlifted to the hospital in critical condition - youdon't need the Internet, you need faith he'll be okay!When the hurricane's destruction threatens to ruin thesurprise 50th wedding anniversary party you've beenplanning for over a year for your parents - you don'tneed the Internet! You improvise and set up a humancommunication network that spreads the word to dozens ofpeople who still show up and throw a party that createsmemories that will last a lifetime!When you can't turn on your computer to get work done,you can still grab a good old-fashioned pen and legal padand get more work done in the peace and quiet withoutphones, fax or email to distract you than you could everget done when things get back to "normal." It struck me last night as I struggled to get my high-speed Internet connection going again that I was muchmore stressed over getting a stupid piece of hardware tofunction than I was over driving 50+ miles to find gasjust two days before! In fact, looking back, I was more proud of the fact thaton Saturday I found what was probably the last cold sixpack of beer in all of Southeastern Virginia than I wasabout my last successful online product launch!And after spending many days and nights in the dark, Irealized that the Internet represents the ultimateconvenience, but it's also the ultimate business riskbecause so much can happen to shut the Internet down orprevent you from accessing it. If recent events taught me anything, they taught me thesethree truths about life:1. Life is fragile and valuable - don't take it forgranted.2. Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of family and friends. Sometimes it takes acalamity to remind us.3. Anyone who depends on the Internet for their entirelivelihood should seek to diversify how they make theirmoney - just in case the Internet disappears one day whenyou least expect it! Article Tags: Really Need
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