> it reinforces my own feeling that "The Internet" might one day be regarded as nothing more than a phase that simply faded in and out of our human evolution.
Ah, yes, much like industrialization faded after the transcendentalists. /s
Haha! Well, okay, alright. Perhaps I should have used the word "integrated", or "succeeded" even, rather than "faded". I meant that we'd have moved on, not back. Thanks for the laugh; here's an upvote. ^
My suspicion is that, over time, our computers will become something more like the neo-Victorians' from The Diamond Age. If the Internet is as ubiquitous as electricity, it stands to reason it'd become less obtrusive; a future smart watch would be no more obviously digital than my wristwatch is obviously powered by electricity, and probably (hopefully!) no less bothersome.
Ah, yes, much like industrialization faded after the transcendentalists. /s