The sky is one of our last sanctuaries from the connected world. When WiFi is available on a flight, it's usually unreliable or expensive, keeping most of us on airplane mode. Flying commercial forms a bubble away from the normal distractions of life, where we can focus uninterrupted on the important things, like watching an entire movie without looking at our phones.
Life in the clouds is a utopia free from email and conference calls, but advancements in technology are conspiring to end this untethered era.