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I didn’t plan to spend the first quarter of 2026 staring at a blinking router like it was about to confess its sins. But here we are. Three months into the year, and the internet—the supposedly invisible backbone of modern life—decided to become very visible by…not working. Not “a little slow.” Not “have you tried turning it off and on again?” I’m talking full-on digital vanishing acts. Entire regions blinking offline. Governments flipping switches like they’re auditioning for a dystopian reboot. Power grids collapsing under the weight of weather, neglect, or geopolitical chest-thumping. And somewhere in the middle of it all? Me. Refreshing a page that will never load. Welcome to Q1 2026: where the cloud evaporates, the grid wheezes, and the phrase “always connected” starts sounding like a punchline. The Illusion of Always-On I used to believe the internet was like gravity—just there, humming along, quietly doing its job. Turns out it’s more like a Jenga tower built by sleep-depri...