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I imagine I'll use it just as much, if not more, after retirement. My wish is to work on open source/community projects then so I'll probably collaborate more, albeit in my own time/pace.

Hades, my internet usage jumped to 250 GB a month since covid. (My Comcast account allows 1200 GB) I am a FIRE'd former college professor and now have endless access to academic zoominars and professional conferences. I'll be somewhat disappointed when much of that returns to lower capacity in-person in 2022.

For commercial conferences at least, there's a general belief that events will continue in a hybrid way. That said, I expect that conferences that just went free when they went virtual will start charging again; many have tacked on at least nominal fees already. (Some are even more.)

While, I haven't been wild about online conferences in general, it has let me dip into events I couldn't normally justify attending.

During COVID, my usage pattern is directly correlated to the weather. When it's raining, there are very few alternatives to sitting on the computer.

I'm not saying I could do it, but it's certainly a dream.

You assume you'll have a choice.