Rebuild the Internet

tara conway
Feb 28, 2021

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When thinking about how the internet works, I immediately thought of how it functions through an interconnected network, not unlike the plumbing systems through which our toilets are connected. While the two serve very different purposes within our homes, the systems that they utilize to connect our homes together are strikingly similar. Because of this, the toilet can be used as an analogy for the way in which we are connected to the internet. Flushing the toilet is similar to the transmission of data to internet servers and even the water that then comes into the toilet can be interpreted as receiving new data.

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tara conway
tara conway

Written by tara conway

communication & digital studies major @ umw

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