Weird. I'm pretty sure people embrace the internet. Probably too much
Eh, in academia there are still a lot of people that are weary of "the web." I've had plenty of professors warn against the danger of the web because of the numerous faulty sources, etc. Which, on the surface, seems fair.
But these professors have to stop treating wikipedia like it's the enemy. There have probably been 20 times a professor has brought up wikipedia in class, and every time, it's warning students against the dangers of it. Nevermind the fact that nowadays, it's
practically entirely reliable. Sure, I wouldn't cite it in a paper (strictly because professors see it as taboo), but I've used it for my own research (completing study guides, supplementing information for papers, etc) in probably 75% of my courses. In reality, it's the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the world. Oh yeah and it's accessible from everywhere and absolutely free. Overall, it may be the best tool given to academia in the last 15 years.
This is an example of people not embracing the internet.