Still Waters Posted June 1, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 1, 2017 For any urban dweller, it is hard to imagine life without the internet. It's almost as though our day begins and ends being hooked on the internet. We are so dependent on it that it has also become a means of shopping, ordering food or groceries, transportation, so on and so forth. So imagine out of the sudden when you don't get access to the internet! What would happen then? http://food.ndtv.com/health/addicted-to-the-internet-withdrawal-symtoms-may-affect-heart-rate-1706631 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted June 1, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I can quit anytime i want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted July 16, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 01/06/2017 at 8:51 PM, Imaginarynumber1 said: I can quit anytime i want. I don't believe you. You'd miss UM to much ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted July 16, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, Astra. said: I don't believe you. You'd miss UM to much ... Can always buy the paper copy and post in comments. Just takes a little bit longer to update. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted July 16, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2017 In all seriousness, sure I'd miss not having the internet. It can be a great tool if used wisely. I could give up television in a blink...but not the net or my mobile phone...yeah! I'm hooked .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted July 16, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I spent the vast majority of my life without the internet. I'm certain I could do without it personally speaking. However, the world now requires you in many instances to 'go to the website' or 'receive an email' or 'send a digital photo' etc. Not even to mention how necessary a cell phone has now become. Life moves on and the internet is now part of life. That said, I watched a young lady have a total meltdown in the grocery store because she neglected to bring her smart phone shopping...she was literally crying. I thought she needed a phone for an emergency call and offered to let her use mine. She told me that wasn't the problem...she was crying simply because she did not have her phone with her and she was experiencing anxiety over it. I was literally dumb founded...something like this does seem to be an addiction or a mental problem IMO. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted July 16, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I have not problem turning my back on the internet. Mostly due to how being off it is a good thing sometimes. My personal use of it is listening to music, DIY stuff, and UM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScreams Posted July 16, 2017 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2017 And doing without the internet is healthier than what exactly? Free time is always going to be spent doing something we consider enjoyable or to kill time. If you take away anything enjoyable then you'll still get withdrawal symptoms. Take it away long enough and the world will adapt and people will just get addicted to something else. The concept is often fantasized with the idea that we'll all go back to the 80's or something. Kids would read more books...etc. But even reading too many books isn't healthy. Just about any hobby you can think of are addictive. Before the internet I certainly spent too much time in the garage tinkering with an old car if I wasn't out with the boys getting into mischief or chasing girls. I don't consider anything I spent my free time on before the ineternet to be any healthier than sitting here on my laptop now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees Posted July 17, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 17, 2017 The age group (in that study) is quite young, i.e. most likely to be online with social media stuff like facebook etc. This would explain more why they might get anxious without their fix. I am not sure the same physiological symptoms would be displayed for other agegroups necessarily.... For example, if being online was used mostly for shopping, banking etc...why would that cause anxiety to then go offline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Render Posted July 27, 2017 #10 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Maybe not so much the internet as a whole, but google maps I cannot do without. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted July 27, 2017 #11 Share Posted July 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Render said: Maybe not so much the internet as a whole, but google maps I cannot do without. Oh I'm in the same boat. It's sad how much I use Google maps lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanc241 Posted July 27, 2017 #12 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I don't have a smart phone or a cell/mobile phone and survive quite well without one. I do have an iPad and admit I probably spend too much time in it, but I am retired and regard it as a reference library with so much interesting stuff on it, including this site. I think I would miss the internet initially but would get over it. I lived for 60+ years without it and still know what pen and paper are used for, and how to use real (paper) books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted July 27, 2017 #13 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Where I go camping I get no service but I do miss it. On the up side when camping you can do alot of things. Stuck at home I think I would have issues. Like talking to myself, oh crap I just told a joke and can't stop laughing I think I'm fubard as I'm home alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaman92 Posted July 27, 2017 #14 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Anyone else completely rely on the internet for their job and livelihood? I think nearly all of us would mentally, and perhaps socially, be in pretty big trouble if it were to simply not exist tomorrow. I truly WISH I didn't have to rely on the internet so much, but I essentially NEED to as it is a major part of my job and some of my greatest passions depend on it. And no I do not mean the nasty one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted July 27, 2017 #15 Share Posted July 27, 2017 On 6/1/2017 at 3:51 AM, Imaginarynumber1 said: I can quit anytime i want. I could say this, but I'd know it wouldn't be true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted July 28, 2017 #16 Share Posted July 28, 2017 There are aspects of the internet I could easily quit but others would be more difficult. But seriously, we're all addicted to electrons (electricity) already. Go without your power for a few days ...do this in mid winter when it's like 5 degrees F and tell me you're not wanting your power back on PDQ. I did just that (and for 6 days) one winter after a terrible winter hurricane (a Nor'easter) that knocked out several transformers. When that power came back on I was ecstatic beyond reason. Guess what I'm trying to say, we are all dependent upon our technology anyway, and the internet isn't any different from wanting a car or public transportation over a horse and buggy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted July 28, 2017 #17 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The internet is just so useful. The whole world's information is at your fingertips. And of course, we're looking at cat videos, but oh well. Seriously, though...it's tough for someone who likes being in their head to walk away from it. But there are things to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka CAT Posted July 28, 2017 #18 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Not to digress but why does the author and do others stipulate "For any urban dweller"? People in rural areas probably shop more online and heavier rely upon the internet to stay in touch. Edited July 28, 2017 by aka CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted July 28, 2017 #19 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The internet is where I make my money and do my job. So...well, I kinda need it to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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