The baby boom generation -- born in the years from 1946 through 1964 -- grew up without cellphones or personal computers.

Whatever they read in their childhood years was almost always printed on some kind of paper -- whether it was a newspaper, a magazine, a novel or a textbook.

When they watched television, they could only choose between a small group of stations -- depending on how the reception was in their neighborhood and how the antenna worked at their home.

The world is not like that anymore and never will be again.

America is now an internet nation.

The Census Bureau published a report this month on computer and internet use in the United States in 2021. It showed that very few Americans -- particularly in the younger generations -- lack access in their households to communications made via the internet.

Across the United States in 2021, according to the Census Bureau, 95% of all households had some type of computer (a desktop, a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet) and 90.1% had a broadband internet subscription.

Among households where the householder was between 15 and 34 years of age, 94.6% had a broadband internet subscription. Among households........

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