Serious Question: How bad is your Internet addiction?

[orz]

Joined: 02 Oct 2005
Posts: 3706

You do the math

[JackRiddler]

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Thanks to psynapz for spotting this:



From http://xkcd.com/

[JackRiddler]

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If I'm honest, I have to admit this is the most important thread I've ever started, but I haven't said what needs to be said, or found the right balance.

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[nathan28]

or found the right balance.

you know what i blame?

my job

I'm in front of a computer 10-15 hours a day. i'm amazed when on the weekends i spent less than two hours in front of one.

well, did, until i bought a new computer last week and installed a new OS on the old one. it took me 3 hours sunday to figure out why my download speed was around 200 bps.

[beeline]

I'm only online when I'm at work, and my job is ridiculously easy, so I'm online a lot I guess. But I wouldn't say I'm addicted. I can go the weekend (or a long 4 day weekend) without missing anything. In fact, the only thing I do miss in those cases is the email sent to my yahoo account.

[beeline]

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If I'm honest, I have to admit this is the most important thread I've ever started, but I haven't said what needs to be said, or found the right balance.

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The End of the Wall St. Boom thread is my personal favorite.

[JackRiddler]

Thanks beeline, nice of you to say so.

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If I'm honest, I have to admit this is the most important thread I've ever started, but I haven't said what needs to be said, or found the right balance.

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From http://xkcd.com/

[justdrew]

what addiction? I can quit any time

(after 2am)

it's eating up a bit too much time personally, and maybe has pushed out too many other things. Time is a damn scarce commodity seems like these days.

[§ê¢rꆧ]

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Nice bump of this thread.

I re-read what I wrote, and I realized I had fallen off the practice of going for regular walks.

Off I am now to start to remedy that....

[Searcher08]

I have no addiction to the Innnerwebs following my life changing experience of 2007, which made the national news. My addiction actually caused a global catastrophe, captured in this searing short report:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_all_online_data

[Maddy]

How bad is your Internet addiction?

I have no addiction while I am asleep and not dreaming.

[lightningBugout]

RI addiction = extreme. Internet? Not so much. I don't worry about it. I'm very social. I go out alot. Have alot of friends, get alot of exercise. etc. I don't do social networks anymore (maybe once a week honestly) and keep email to a bare minimum. I do watch alot of films online since I don't have a TV.

[Wombaticus Rex]

I'm glad this got bumped, too, it kinda made my night. My use is very profitable these days and controlled, too.

I agree with the cat above me though....if there's anything "compulsive" about my online habits, it's definitely hitting F5 in General Discussion here. I'm grateful for that, though. You folks never cease to be interesting and I really do love you all.

[AhabsOtherLeg]

It's pretty bad, but I've had worse, and even some concurrently running addictions are worse than the net. It's better than telly, innit? At least you have to think from time to time. And it's a lot better than going out and getting in trouble of varying kinds.

A mostly benign addiction, then, but definitely an addiction nonetheless.

[brainpanhandler]

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