When Rachel and I were budgeting before the wedding and before the move we decided to go without home internet to balance our budget. It was a great decision and a great learning experience however I am glad we got internet back today.
When you don't have home internet everything is further away and smaller. We had a smartphone so there was still internet but it felt like you were accessing it through some adventure game like Myst where you really want to see everything at once but you can only view one small portion of the world at a time. True connection only happened in public places. There is something disturbing about how 20 years ago internet didn't exist but now it is necessary to feel in touch. It is what it is.
There are great things about not having internet. You truly have a private place. Home should be free from work prodding and social responsibilities(at least from 2-8AM). There is something amazing about saying, "well I will check my email when I can and if it is really important someone will call me." However everything happens slower and you always feel like you are missing out on something. As a musician my worry was missing gigs or students because of unread emails.
So I say let's all have home internet but know when to shut the door, and be free of screens. Our creativity and weak eyes require it.
RCM
