Let's put it this way - what happens if I do not care about Internet ?

None - if you feel technology is not going to touch your life in any way, like a monk in a remote Himalayan cave.

You ignore it at your own peril. For, what happens if you do not use telephone, fax, photocopier ....? Well, you still do things as your competitors do though in a vastly inefficient, inferior way. Others in your field will be able to do much more in much less time leading to far more productivity (and profit !) than you.

To put things in proper perspective - it is not the sheer number of computers that are connected through Internet or technology involved. It is the power of millions of people who are behind these computers that are creating not ripples but tidal waves

For, never before in the history of human civilization so many people from so vastly different places and societies freely interacted with each other. What we are witnessing today is a massive transformation in our society and outlook. That's the power of technology that touches our everyday life no matter how much we may agree/disagree or like/dislike it.

Such a fantastic societal force is bound to influence many more areas of our life than we care to think about - entertainment, media, jobs, trade, commerce are few of the areas that are set to change irrevocably with advent of Internet and its associated technologies.

It is not just desirable but essential that you understand the power of this latest societal force and make necessary changes in whatever you do factoring the advantages of technology