I think anyone born in my generation or before would have to say that the internet is pretty dang important. However, personal computers weren’t really a thing prior to my generation- there but not ubiquitous. The internet doesn’t do much if there are only a handful of computers around. Kind of like fax machines- they’re only worth having if there is something to send it to. This may not be a new invention, but it certainly has come to the forefront in my lifetime- connection.