You could make the same argument about electricity, or a phone line, or hell, anything except for a roof, food, water, and a mode of transport to work. The thi

You could make the same argument about electricity, or a phone line, or hell, anything except for a roof, food, water, and a mode of transport to work. The thing is, for modern life, you do need more than basic necessities. You do need electricity, you do need a telephone, and, more and more, you do need the internet. You don't need these things, at home, to get your actual job done, even if you're a programmer, in most cases. You need them to do all the other things, like pay bills, use bank accounts, and so on.