Russia's Digital Regression: Surprising Spike in Pager and Paper Map Sales Amid Internet Restrictions in Moscow
While normal people discuss the development of foldable smartphones, the launch of driverless taxis, dancing Androids, and the beginning of space tourism, Russia, which considers itself a superpower, is sliding into the Stone Age every day.
Almost all social networks are already blocked there, Zuckerberg has been recognized as an extremist, YouTube is the main source of misinformation, Telegram will be completely blocked from April, as well as the game Roblox, which 'promotes LGBT', which, by the way, is also outlawed.
And now, another consequence of the war in Ukraine, unleashed by enthusiasts of a 'multipolar world', is the almost daily shutdown of mobile internet. But people accustomed to convenient modern services and gadgets are finding it hard to live without the comforts of civilization and are looking for alternatives. And with this comes some amusing statistics: the largest Russian retailer Wildberries reported that sales of long-forgotten devices have risen in Moscow amid communication restrictions.
Thus,
- sales of walkie-talkies increased by 27%
- pagers — by 73%
- landline phones — by 25%
- paper maps — by 170%!!!!
Considering the dictatorship that is tightening the noose around the neck of its people, we would like to remind those who can still read the free press via VPN: master pigeon mail — its services will be in demand very soon in modern Russia.
