“Modern consumers have come to imagine the internet as something unseen in the atmosphere – an invisible “cloud” just above our heads, raining data down upon us. Because our devices aren’t tethered to any cables, many of us believe the whole thing is wireless, says Starosielski, but the reality is far more extraordinary…”
this would make the internet so much better apart from the increased difficulty for grandparents that post useful information about their old secret tricks to doing this, that, or the other thing learned from decades or work or hobby experience. not that google makes it easy to find this kind of thing any more…