I was born in 1961 so you can say I am getting a little long in the toothe.
To answer your question about pre-internet life, yes. I renember very well what it was like before the internet.
Things moved a lot slower, but in my opinion a more efficiently.
true, nowadays you can things a lot faster than say twenty-five or thirty years ago, which has made the quality of life in general easier. However the internet itself is not without faults and shortcomings of it's own, and as a result has become something of an overkill.
While the internet has been proven a valuable tool in addressing many situations and burdens that pretty much affects the world, I for one believe that we have become too dependent on machinery and artificial intelligence and it is has had major negative impacts upon our daily lives as human beings.
For instance by definition of PRESENT DAY CULTURE we are not a nation that practices GOOD HEALTH REGIMENTS. This was not always the case.
"FRESH AIR, DAILY EXERCISE, THREE SQUARE" was pretty much the unofficial but highly regarded HEALTH MOTTO that rang throughout the world during the age of HOMESPUN HEALTH CARE.
Those days came to a screetching halt when Reagan left office.
The overall state of the physical and mental well being of the general public has since been on a massive decline and there is no end or solution in sight.
The internet has not helped and in fact has only worsened the situation with it's own brand of pitfalls and negatives. our children are spending tremendous amounts of time online and far less time being physically active, thus resulting in problems with their eyes, backs, weight gain, loss of hearing, among other nonrelated such as online stalking which is becoming quite an epdemic lately. But these issues do not only concern adults as parents but also as direct victims themselves.
Given the fact that adults tend to under much more emotional stress and are far less physically active than their children, the often tend to greater difficulty dealing internet related issues.
I think that something of a solution for those who's lifestlyes depend heavily on use of the internet, would be to try making
adjustments for themselves and their loved ones as well.
Try setting regulating family time for all activities including time spent on the internet. Limit where your children can go online. Be firm in setting rules and regulating when, where, and, how computer time is to be spent. When not in use turn off internet and lock down computer.
these simple but firm rules and regulations should have some form of positive effect on the overall patterns on the physical activities of the household.