Jon Gale wrote:
On 8/22/07, Jonathan Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Internet access similarly crossed the line from "luxury" to
"necessity" some time ago.
Give me a break!
Guess what, the US Postal Service still delivers mail the old fashioned
way. Banks have live (gasp!) humans working in brick and mortar buildings
available to help you transact financial business. Your phone book has the
names and numbers of any person or business you need to reach locally. You
can buy porn in downtown Salt Lake (or you can drive to Evanston if you need
the hard stuff) and you can actually shop (in person) at a local retailer!
Internet access is a necessity? Hardly.
There are also still hand tools in use.
Electricity was not a necessity for all in an equal time frame. For some
it was about 2-3 decades before they became dependent upon it.
I think the key word is *similarly* ... as it's not a luxury item any
more but the common folk have access to it.
Mister Ed
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