In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate.
Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.
I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.
The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.
From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.
I won't be satisfied until I've put the entire security industry out of work.