Nice! I like the somewhat positive outlook, despite the grim process to get there!

Lovely. The elevated minds triumph over the aggressive, obnoxious ones. I approve. Interesting take on the effects of such a situation!

I like how it interest the reader right away…definitely captivates my attention. The only part I didn’t know if it was an error or not was the last sentence. Is it “The world rejoiced” instead of “They world rejoiced”? Very nice!

Yep, thanks for the catch.

editing.

I guess quite a few of us from Ficly would survive. ;)

Reminded me of World War Z at first, when all the computer nerds had lost internet access and were forced to face the world they had been discussing online.