Was the Internet a mistake?

These days a lot of people, especially the younger generation, agrees that the Internet, more specifically the WWW, has its fair share of pros and cons:

Pros

Starting off with the positive aspects of the WWW, the most important of which I find to be the interconnectivity. The fact that I can instantly talk to people all across the world is great, this comes in handy when talking to friends and family abroad.

But what would be the alternative? How would you talk to friends and family outside of the Internet? Well of course you could place a phone call, but that would mean getting a hefty bill, especially for international calls. Alternatively, you could write letters, with which I personally do not have much experience, as I'm a zoomer who's only written a letter twice in his life. I assume having to wait a couple of weeks