The slow web strikes me as one of the latest links in a very long chain that originates to a time when cities emerged with completely different rhythm and pulse

The slow web strikes me as one of the latest links in a very long chain that originates to a time when cities emerged with completely different rhythm and pulse than the agrarian/hunting life before it. It seems that ever since since the transition from nature to city, we've been trying to maintain a balance in our lives by controlling the fast pace and chaos that surrounds us. Only I'm not sure the slow web is enough. In the same way that it's impossible to radically change the pulse of life while still living in the city, boxed in by your social interactions and work, is it possible to slow down the pace of the web in a meaningful way? Shouldn't we put our efforts on a lower level of the pyramid instead of superficial work at the top of it? Not so much slow web as less web altogether?