> When most of the Earth's surface has internet, it will be hard to imagine what life was like when it didn't.
I think we'll miss it. I've known both the "pre-connected" and "post-connected" eras. There's a lot to love about being "connected".. and a lot to not like. Constant connectivity kind of sucks and we'd all do better to detox/disconnect meaningfully every so often.
I think that's mostly a "you" problem. Connectivity gives you an option, not a requirement. Rather than being dictated by external forces now it's on you to make decisions that work for you. If constant connectivity is causing problems for you then it's on you to learn to silence your phone or close your email client or what have you and to simply not care about the resulting missed calls or delayed messages.
In general my phone doesn't ring. I respond to written messages every few hours. That works for me but it might not work for you.
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