We had a long internet outage a few weeks back. We don't have access on our phones, just on our desktops. I didn't realize how hooked in I was until then. It was annoying to not be able to look up things, to find a recipe or to find something that I might need for a project. I hadn't realized how dependent I'd become...and I dislike feeling "addicted" to anything.

I thought at the time that all these people who have everything on their phones would probably lose their damned minds if they lose online access. At least older people have the fallback of having grown up without cellphones, etc. so can make adjustments.