At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉
I'm not officially doing the A to Z Challenge this year, but I thought it would be fun to match posts to the letter of the day anyway.
What if someone (or something) was systematically deleting your internet presence?
Deleting my Internet presence would cause me great sadness, I would lost contact with my online friends...
ReplyDeleteMaybe it would be a good thing since I seem to find myself on Facebook more than I should be lol. Of course it could be a problem if that included paying my bills since so many are done online these days. That would be a mess to sort out.
ReplyDeleteBetty
I try to leave a small footprint online, so it sounds like a mixed blessing. But Betty is correct about the bill paying. :) Be well!
ReplyDeleteI didn't consider bill paying when writing the question, but I did say "internet presence", so I think that counts. That would be a problem, wouldn't it?
DeleteI would try to figure out how so I could monetize it. There are people out there who would pay good money for this service.
ReplyDeleteI would feel upset if this were the case, I think. I would be also be weirdly flattered as it would mean that someone or something was thinking of me.
ReplyDeleteGood point. No one goes to that kind of trouble for someone they don't have some feeling about.
DeleteWell, sometimes I like to go back and re-read old blog posts. Or visit someone who used to visit and comment; so that would go by the way side. People above mentioned bills, I don't see that the same way. We don't pay any on line; they're set to automatically get paid...which we can track on line; but also through the bank, so they might or might not be a problem as the bank would have the info. FB, I do enjoy interacting with people, but have a good number of their emails so could still stay in touch with a good number of them.
ReplyDeleteThe internet has intersected with so many aspects of our lives. It would be a major shift.
DeleteI try to remove my footprints myself!
ReplyDeleteBut specific things. Not everything...
DeleteIt's probably me doing it.
ReplyDeleteAs long it not my blog...
ReplyDeleteMy blog would be a loss. It's become an online journal. I refer back to old posts constantly. The other accounts - I don't think I would miss that much but hopefully I don't ever find out.
ReplyDeleteIf your blog suddenly disappeared, I think you'd check your other online accounts. Wouldn't you?
DeleteDelete my presence? ....... I think I better copy and paste all my blog posts on some hard drive :-)
ReplyDeleteProbably wouldn't notice for quite awhile.
ReplyDeleteYou might. You probably would be locked out of commenting.
DeleteWell, that would suck...reminds me of a Sandra Bullock movie. As long as my Birth and SIN # are not being erased, I might be ok with that...except work would be a problem.
ReplyDeleteOh right. I remember that movie. Vaguely.
DeleteThat will really make me sad.
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