Its funny, the religious organization to which I have historically claimed loyalty to was led by a Prophet who wanted nothing online associated officially with his organization. A good portion of the members are self promoting, at least in LA, in the entertainment industry so they all have websites or are at least on facebook. We stress education just barely a little more than we stress partying, unfortunately perhaps more than personal morals and are often mistaken for a college fraternity.
This request is honored because he was a Prophet. I think it was his way of having a Secret Society without admitting that it was a secret society, just to see who really cares enough to use snail mail and come in person. He believed in Higher Education but he personally (just a generational thing) didn't like but didn't curse the Internet. Maybe I should go to the Kingdom Hall and rescue those who still think that JW.ORG is wrong and the internet is evil, so that the stupidest of the stupid might be able to join my old congregation and find a spiritual reason to get a college degree to compensate for their stupidity, and get to have a little fun while they're at it.
Its much better to believe that you need to get a masters degree so you can emigrate to a 4th world country and complete the prophecy of the 144,000 in a peaceful humanitarian right good will way, than to knock on doors straight out high school warning of the 144,000 of the Lost Generation coming down from heaven with Jesus to kill everyone who didn't convert. Spiritual backwardness is much worse than technological backwardness.