We’ve Got to Shut Off the Internet for One Day Each Week
Summary
A rider with a bold proposal thinks society needs to shut off the internet one day a week, and he's dead serious about it. Sunday's the day, just like Chick-fil-A closing for the Lord. Kareem pushes back on the logistics (what about checking bank balances?), but the stranger insists our brains aren't built to handle infinite content. It's melting our faces. The conversation spirals into DVD collections, with the rider declaring you only need four movies to survive: Heat, Casino, Notting Hill, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Kareem reminds him about Big. Fair point. Maybe the internet stays on for ninety minutes so Tom Hanks can dance on that piano.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? We got to shut the internet off one day a week? 100% disagree. I don't care—you're crazy. Doesn't matter to me. Every single week, we need one day where it's not on. NP Sunday, shut it off. Nope. Ban for brains, cancel for Christ. I don't care what the reason is, but we cannot deal with this as a society. Our brains are not meant to be able to look at every book, hear every song. You can—even, you know, Spotify. We are not built for this. It's melting our faces. You want to just keep cooking your head? No, I—I think it's good. Like, what, what day? How are we going to agree that Sunday is the day? Like, I need Chick-fil-A. Did it. If Chick-fil-A can close on Sundays, we can pull the button on the internet for one day. One day.
Day? Yes, exactly. Yeah, I want to listen to the Lord. You don't want to listen to the Lord? The lady, the lady from New Zealand or whatever? Yes. I want to listen to the Lord on Sundays. I can't shut the internet off. I want to shut the internet off. Get a book. For what? For what? Instagram? You don't need Instagram. I want to check my bank balance. You go to the bank's. Are closed. Think about it. No, they're not. No, they're not. They got like two. They're open for like two hours. They're open for like two hours. Shut your in off for one day a week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Stop melting your brain. Pick up a book. Why do you keep saying melting people? Because we don't live in one reality anymore. And you think taking Sundays off is going to help? It's a slow progression into a decent society yet again. 'Cause I would love—I'd love two days a week, but I wanted to start uh, soft. I'd love a Sunday and a Wednesday. How am I going to watch TV? You can watch a DVD. Remember those? You get a Blu-ray, and then I got to have a DVD collection. You need like four movies. You need Heat, Casino, Notting Hill, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Those are the four movies you can have in your house to get through an entire day that doesn't have the internet. You forgot about Big. Oh, Big's good. You forgot Big? Yeah, Big's good. And and I'll say this: if Big is only on the internet and you don't have a physical copy, then maybe use the internet that day for one and a half hours to watch Tom Hanks dance on a piano. Thanks, Dad.