Inherently in order to access Homestuck one needs to be connected to the internet. Since 1995 to today internet usage and accessibility has increased exponentially, over 60%. The importance of the internet in this case is that it globalises art. Whereas in the past original art, whether it be paintings, literature or music was confined to its physical presence in a museum or a concert hall (and even reproductions of the object in question inherently depended of a physical reproduction!!). The internet on the other hand has allowed the same piece of original art, to be accessed not only by a plethora of individuals but in a myriad of places through dozens of lenses.

(Partial map of the Internet based on the January 15, 2005 data found on opte.org. Each line is drawn between two nodes, representing two IP addresses. The length of the lines are indicative of the delay between those two nodes. This graph represents less than 30% of the Class C networks reachable by the data collection program in early 2005.)

Equally important to this growth however is the increase in access to broadband, which allows for faster connectivity speeds as it allows for the transportation of multiple signals (GLEN). Broadband, which wasn’t popular until 2004 due to costs factors allows for a download of data 20 times faster (techtips) which translates into the ability to seamlessly stream higher files in websites which gives creators of content a lot more flexibility when deciding what types of media they can use. A video for example, in 1080p resolution can weigh up to a couple of gigabytes, a stream time of hours in a fast dial-up connection, but minutes in broadband.