Just today my wireless was not working for a few hours. After noticing how much effort I put in trying to resolve the issue I noticed how much I personally depend on being able to access the net each day.
Its safe to ay that I am not comfortable with how much I depend on the internet.
But what can you do when most of the things you have to do daily are based on using the internet?
Stop using it? Limit your use? Find an alternative?
The conclusion I came to is No, No and No. The only way I see to change this is if the internet itself changes or collapses.
Pretty simple.
kamakawida 
Greetings from the professor! How are you this fine morning?
Very well professor, thanks for asking. How about yourself?
Good! Do you suppose ripping movies is a good idea?