Though readers can't exactly raise their hands, this column asks readers to at least internally raise them if they've purchased something on Amazon in the past month. The column would also like to know how many readers have used the internet in the past hour, but the question is redundant: If you're reading this column, you're using the internet. In that case, how long could you go without internet access before losing your mind in the figurative sense?

Probably not very long. Evidence supporting the previous claim is all around us. When people aren't at their desks working on internet-connected computers, they're almost invariably tapping away on internet-connected smartphones. Look around you.  It's not too much of an exaggeration to say "everyone" is on the internet nearly all of the time.