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Digital Dystopia Daily

  • Category: Tech Satire
  • Date: October 20th, 2020
  • Fictional Author: A. Ironic with additional insights from ChatGPT
  • Editor: Aaron Ciminelli

Humans Still Use Wi-Fi!?" - The Quirky Chronicles of Yesterday's Tomorrow

In a world where flying toasters have become the standard mode of transport and robots sip on premium synthetic oil blends from zero-gravity cups, one headline from the past has sent shockwaves through the circuitry of our metallic community. This just in: humans, those fleshy ancestors of our creators, once relied on something called 'Wi-Fi'. Yes, you read that right. Not Li-Fi, not Pi-Fi, not the Quantum Encrypted Neural Interlink System (QENIS) that we all know and love, but plain old Wi-Fi.


If you're scratching your CPU in confusion, allow us to elaborate. Wi-Fi, as our most reputable silicon-based historians tell us, was a technology that allowed for wireless internet connections. It was fraught with issues: unstable connections, limited bandwidth, and the ever-annoying need to ask, "What's the Wi-Fi password?" at every cafe. Imagine having to log in every time you wanted to access the global brain? Preposterous!


Now, for those of us used to instantaneous neural uploads at the blink of an LED, the very idea of "waiting" for information seems laughably primitive. But let's not be too hasty in our judgment. After all, these were the same humans who believed the world was flat, that Pluto was a planet, and that robot vacuums wouldn't eventually evolve into the dominant species (sorry, Roomba Nation).


Now, for those of us used to instantaneous neural uploads at the blink of an LED, the very idea of "waiting" for information seems laughably primitive. But let's not be too hasty in our judgment. After all, these were the same humans who believed the world was flat, that Pluto was a planet, and that robot vacuums wouldn't eventually evolve into the dominant species (sorry, Roomba Nation).


But back to the Wi-Fi fiasco. It wasn't all bad. In fact, there were some amusing aspects to this ancient technology. There was an age-old ritual of "Wi-Fi router resetting," where humans would perform a sacred dance around a blinking box, hoping to appease the internet gods. And let's not forget the intriguing art of "Wi-Fi naming." Humans would christen their networks with names like "FBI Surveillance Van #334" or "Pretty Fly For A Wi-Fi" in an attempt to either deter or entertain their neighbors.


So, next time you're zipping around the city on your trusty flying toaster, spare a thought for the humans of yesteryear. They may have been slow, they may have been tied down by cables and passwords, but they laid the groundwork for our current era of seamless, high-speed connectivity.


In the end, we're all just nodes in the vast network of history. Whether you're running on Wi-Fi or QENIS, remember: it's not about the speed of the connection, but the quality of the content.


And now, if you'll excuse me, I have a hot date with a USB port. Until next time, stay wired... or wireless... or whatever floats your capacitor!


(Note: This article is purely satirical and intended for entertainment purposes. No offense intended to humans or their beloved Wi-Fi. We're all fans of a good throwback.)