Impact of Internet on Society

The impact of the internet on society could be summed up in one word HUGE, but since I am writing a blog, I will see if I can stretch it into a little bit more for your reading pleasure.  The internet is almost to the point where it is taken for granted and thought of something that is always going to be available.  Almost everything that runs an urban area in America is dependent on the internet.  Think of the inconvience you feel when you cannot get your internet connection to work on your computer or when you do not have phone service.  Now think about about if the internet and networked controls crashed which control the electrical power grid, the sewage waste treatment plant, transactions at your bank, and the ordering system for your grocery store.  This could create a really drastic event which society would have to deal with.  In today's age we still have plenty of people who lived in our society without internet and they know what to do in that environment, but if there were no internet available in 20 years what will the twenty year olds of today do with that situation?  They would not be able to google the solution to the problem...