@lccmv @FourOh-LLC @UncleIroh >Less than 1% of the population even suspects or understands what the hell a "mesh network" could be.
So? How did boomers get on Facebook?
>"Hey Jim, check this out. I can see new pictures of my grandkids every day!"
People will learn to use a thing when they have no choice; necessity and constraints breed innovation.
>Someone somewhere has to have access to the internet (which again, is shut down) to feed any content into the highfalutin mesh network.
Why? Everyone has devices already. You get a simple thing to put on your device to make it a part of the mesh web. You share your local news and comments. Text files signed with a call sign would be good enough for those in smaller groups. More advanced stuff could use encryption based bbs esque systems with users getting a "tripcode" if desired, or several other ways to provide one-way anonymity. Hell, people have trained carrier pigeons to carry USB drives and flash cards in LDCs with crappy internet. And this isn't happening soon anyway. If it does, be prepared. My buddies and I have a place to rendezvous and a job already assigned along with enough "resources". All my prep is insurance that I hope I never have to use.