single points of failure
users around the globe
log on—to find an image of a globe
in place of their regularly scheduled content.
headlines around the world: "AWS is down."
users clamour for information and transparency
but the problem is:
where to publish a physical statement
with nowhere to post at moment's notice?
worldwide outages of social feeds
and streaming platforms
send a feverish wave throughout
the world's collective consciousness.
by the time the statement reaches the public eye...
by the time the servers restore normal operations...
the world, for once, has gotten a taste
of the consequences of single points of failure.