I agree with the sentiment of the article and many of the comments here, but what really struck me as the expectation of online availability, and the memory of

I agree with the sentiment of the article and many of the comments here, but what really struck me as the expectation of online availability, and the memory of a time when the Internet was something you connect to, not something that is always there. I definitely remember the days of a AOL dial-up or when we played with the local ISP, and you had to actively, deliberately tell your computer it was time to connect. Of course, I type this on my always-connected work computer, and enjoy my always-connected mobile devices, but I wonder how things would be different (maybe better) if the Internet wasn't just always there.