Imagine running an entire country’s internet infrasTTTructure on a single fiber optic cable vulnerable to babushka-level threats.

In 2011, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia (the real Georgia, not Delta Medallion Elite Georgia) learned the hard way that their digital lifelines could be severed by a 75-year-old woman scavenging for copper.

Armed with nothing but a spade and an eye for scrap metal, she took an entire region’s internet out faster than a mid-level associate dodging a “follow-up” email from his biglaw firm's pro bono coordinator.

Key stats of The Great Disconnect™:

Georgia: Partial outage. Response time: faster than this lady’s reaction to getting detained.

Armenia: 90% offline. You’re billing hours? No, you’re refreshing your browser like a prole.

Azerbaijan: Their outage didn’t matter; they were busy blaming Armenia for vibes.

This wasn’t a rogue nation-state cyberattack. This was your grandma, with cataracts, rooting around in a ditch to buy bread pep.

By 2 PM that day, three governments had a choice: admit that their IT budgets are less useful than an HR wellness seminar, or blame Russia and hope no one checked.

Peak XO. You claw your way to a fragile existence—building empires (or in this case, outdated DSL networks)—only for The Mahchine™ (e.g. entropy) to win in the form of a prole with a gardening tool.

Akin to receiving a "promotion" after 10 years of biglaw slavery only to receive the ghastly "Service Partner" moniker.

Lesson: Diversify your connections, or Nana’s next treasure hunt is taking you direct to Belize.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5643764&forum_id=2#48407715)