I go for long periods of time when I'm never online and I am much more engaged with living than I am when on line. However as a tool of communication - and to set up all those activities of living :-) - I think the internet is invaluable. It all comes down to useage. If you are happy with the amount of time you spend online and enjoy it then great. If you feel you aren't as engaged in living because you are spending too much time online - or watching TV or whatever - then you probably need to change something. I find it is almost impossible to get by in life without some kind of online access, but I can get sucked in to the detriment of my living-life. So I have found ways that allows me to be online but not spend too much the there.