Well...life as we knew it before, say, 1988 (when I first started hearing about it) was really kind of OK.
Is it that entrenched, that losing it would cause so much havoc?
For me it's at best a convenience, at worst one more time-wasting piece of entertainment. I'd probably be better off without it, though I won't give it up willingly.
For me it is a way of gathering not only useful information, but in this AGE OF DECEPTION, TRUTHFUL INFORMATION...
For example, if we did not have the internet,we would not even know that NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS altered Bill’s interview about Hillary fainting spells, etc. We would not even know that Hillary is even sick!