Would you rather...

Go one year without your teeth

Go one year without the Internet

No dentures allowed and anything involving the internet is off limits, think life in 1980 people. But just for you.

Internets or Choppers?

Sep 10, 2010

VintageLife

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Go one year without your teeth

Food can be blended or pureed — smoothies, soft meals, and liquid nutrition keep you healthy even without teeth.
The internet is now essential infrastructure for work, communication, and navigating daily life; losing it for a year is far more debilitating.
Temporary tooth loss is a manageable physical inconvenience, while a year offline could derail your career and social life permanently.

Go one year without the Internet

A year of blended and pureed food is genuinely unpleasant — the texture, variety, and enjoyment of eating would be severely diminished.
Living without the internet would force more face-to-face connection and engagement with the physical world.
The instinct to always be online is worth interrogating; a forced year offline might improve mental health and perspective in lasting ways.

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Would you rather...

Go one year without your teeth

Go one year without the Internet