I'm addicted to email, but other than that, there are practical things - being able to buy a book on the internet that you can't find in your local bookshop. This could be a lifeline if you live further from the sources.
“Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.”
“Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.”