Civilization survived for ages without the internet, so I'm sure that we'll be able to find some way to keep people occupied while in space without it. There's

Civilization survived for ages without the internet, so I'm sure that we'll be able to find some way to keep people occupied while in space without it. There's an ongoing/recurring experiment that NASA runs where a group of pretend-astronauts spends several months in a pretend Mars habitat with limited internet connection to Earth [1]. A podcast [2] was recently released where they go in-depth and interview the participants, and they touch on the whole "what am I supposed to do without the internet for 6 months?" issue a lot, but it never really seems to be that big of an issue. They do get bored, but most of the participants do stuff like learn a new language, study a textbook, or read a lot of novels. They also have a lot of "work" (like experiments etc) to keep them busy every day. 1: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-mars-research-crew-emerges-after-8-months-of-isolation-2017-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-mars-research-crew-emerges... 2: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-habitat https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-habitat