The Digital Divide: could you live without the internet?

Could you live without the internet? Doctors' appointments, travel directions, job applications, benefits forms, school scheduling and key services are today managed online.
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While the UK government details its plans for a digital future to transform public services, one in seven Britons are forced to live without the internet. This film is voiced by three individuals experiencing digital exclusion, revealing how varied and complex the repercussions can be. Through enacted scenes from their lives, it makes visible the expanding digital divide - an issue too often unseen or ignored.
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[@buttercup9903]

I could live without the internet. My childhood in the 80s was a lot of fun; we lived and survived without it. The same goes for most of the 90s when I was a teenager.

[@upendasana7857]

Yes but you're not stuck in the house due to disability now are you or an elderly person who is cut off from those she knows and relies on it for a sense of connection or the refugee who has travelled miles from home and needs it to connect with those she knows or needs in order to seek support...this isn't about yearning back to some time pre internet when we all played in the street or knew our neighbours more maybe...for some it is an essential and for most of us we rely on it for a sense of connection and for staying connected to many people.Its called "digital divide"....if you are well and abled and out and about then maybe it doesn't seem so important but I bet you use and rely on it way more than you think.

[@painexotic3757]

​@@upendasana7857 agreed. Alot of us also have jobs that rely heavily on the internet. It's not always about leisure.

[@bjonkofficial]

So then… why have you commented this ONLINE? This is obviously not fun and games!

[@badmanskill1112]

I mean I _could_ live without the internet but I prefer to have it.

[@HShango]

Some people can't live without it , I have had times where I lived without the internet (it's like being on mute, everything is quiet).

[@sagn1962]

I was born in 62, only older folks will understand that life was much better before the internet came and flooded the world with falsehoods.

[@deepankurnayantara]

I'm really curious to find out how this was shot and colour graded, it looks absolutely beautiful, like a proper film.

[@shannonbloom4133]

Yep. Still own all my books, art supplies, shop in stores, walk outside, own a DVD player and favorite DVDs, garden, camp, hike, etc. Is it convenient? Yes. For news and entertainment it's very convenient, but radio and plays do the trick. I could live without it, and within a couple of months I'd think of it in a nostalgic way, but probably be living a better life.

[@mcclorei9]

I think this is a huge problem we are facing. We are too dependent on the internet. This is why I books and games and dvds for my children. They play outside and run. We live almost exclusively like I grew up in the 90s. I wish sometimes it was gone, then a disaster like losing it wouldn’t impact us so much

[@ruffey1748]

People forget how many administrative processes have gone online. Looking for a job, filing your taxes, even arranging large item collections to be taken to the dump. The internet has been turned into an entertainment tool, but it was originally an information sharing tool, that enabled information sharing across borders in seconds. You may have all your old forms of entertainment to keep you occupied, but you'd spend a lot of time and money replacing digital information processes.

[@KrisHughes]

I would happily live in a world with NO internet, however, it is really hard for people to live in our current world without it. I now make my living online, but I remember when I (still self-employed) made my living without using the internet at all. As a result I had a network of local contacts. I was much happier. Local shops were busier and better stocked (no Amazon). People talked to one another more, and with greater attention - no smart phones. And when people phoned each other - it was also to talk. When you phoned a business or government office - you talked to a real person. The internet is fun but it has destroyed big parts of society, and is very addictive. We were better off without it, but now it's a necessity.

[@dilbertdoe601]

I lived without the internet for more than half my life. It's not water.

[@Anonymous-bm8sv]

Of course, but nowadays we're so dependent on it. I am a teacher and I am relient on internet. Baffling if you think about it...(back in the days a chalk board and a coursebook sufficed.)

[@sisterhoney61]

I was almost 40 when the Internet was first popular. I could easily live the rest of my life without it.

[@nolslifegren]

Broadband renewal time come September . 18 months ago i signed a contract with BT for £40 per month . Last year they bumped it up by £10 and since April theyve stuck another £3 on top . BT can do one . Will be going without broadband from Sept . Stuff it im going back to listening to music watching dvds and reading books .

[@Vero2yu]

*Everyone can and everybody should really, people did it in the past and it was great, soo.*

[@jeffreymintze1722]

Nah.. ive got my brain rotten by internet for a long time.

[@yassineme87]

Hard. Even at work we need the internet

[@annamarial2960]

I think some people would actually live without it. I could if my job was different...without it I wouldn't have this job for sure.

[@Londonechoes]

It should be a Human Right now considering how everyone needs it to access vital Public Services. On the flip side the legal/ financial sectors need to catch up, I had to Physically send copies of my Mothers death certificates etc during a very stressful time (Even though the originals could be verified digitally)

[@prettyhollypolly7553]

Truth be told I’m addicted to the internet. It’s a form of escape. It’s my only way of connecting to the outside world since I live so remotely.

[@jasoneaton9477]

Back to newspaper.. library .. music .. magazines and bookstores.. and calling family .. im cool without it

Gracias siempre desde Argentina, me tocan el corazón. The Gardian Thanks, for all are suffering

[@RoseSharon7777]

Yes. Please make it go away 4 days a week. 😅

[@Greek2me.]

How the Guardian forgot to accurately report on the pogrom that is taking place in the Gaza ghetto. It's complicated...

[@sydsaturn3337]

I could easily live without the internet... but only if it was turned off worldwide 🤣

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

Def, it was a better time

[@Thexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

No

[@outandaboutsince1986]

Born in 80s yes we can, but we move with the times .in this fast pace world Internet is extremely important. Very powerful Video

[@cate4338]

who is going to investigate John Barnett's m77der... they are trying to fix the problems with the jets but he stirred the hornet's next that is much worse and it's all about money - where it's coming from and going to?

[@modenadue7690]

Free broadband for EVERYONE!!! “For the many; not the few.” Naaaaahhh…. Don’t need that. It’s just a cheap election gimmick, and we’d rather vote for Bojo instead! “Get Brexit Done!”, “Oven-ready Brexit!”, “Levelling Up”… that’s more like it, right?

[@Ps05205]

First world problems😂