How did we survive?

I am on a trip this weekend in snowy Colorado for some skiing. I have had relatively limited access to internet, but at least I have my cell phone that can deliver my emails to me. I can make calls at will even as I ski down the mountain to find the friends that just left me in the dust. How the heck did we survivie without internet and cell phones. Shockingly, it has been a mere decade or so since these innovations became largely popular and available to the masses. I can't imagine being without either of them and would feel so disconnected from the world and those I feel the need to communicate with daily. I find myself wondering what the next amazing invention will be - what, 10 years from now, we'll look back on to wonder how we survived without it. The craziest part of it all, is that we did survive without these great tools, and we can make a go of it if need be...but isn't much fun.