Facebook and Instagram Went Down and People Were Convinced the End Was Near

It was way scarier than Snowmageddon

By Seija Rankin Jan 27, 2015 6:19 PMTags
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If anyone is still unconvinced that the apocalypse is nigh, let us present you this evidence.

First, there's the major snowstorm slamming into New England right about...now. Then, last night, Facebook went down for the first time since September 2014. It was pretty bad, but at least we could just switch over to Instagram for our stalking fix. But little did we know the technology gods were still conspiring—the 'gram went down soon afterwards. Apparently Tinder was offline as well, but to be honest we didn't even notice because we like to save our swiping for the weekends.

The whole escapade lasted around an hour, and it certainly tested our national resolve. As can be expected, reactions varied from laid-back bemusement to straight-up panic. Pretty much the entire world took to Twitter, our last beacon of hope, to voice their outrage/concern/boredom. At leat we know that in trying times like these, we can all band together to be miserable in tandem.