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Life without a computer... (pg. 3)
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
This happened to me towards the latter part of middle school and proceeded through a good portion, if not most, of high school. |
Heh, I had started partying with a lot of russians at 15. So I had a lot of social interaction there, but it was still limited in scope and applicability to the rest of life. |
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| KilldaDJ |
| quote: | Originally posted by leph555
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turtles are cool yo? |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Also, My computer usage has actually gotten a lot lower as I have gotten older. I prefer to go out with friends than be on the computer. When I have a job, I try to do things with friends, away from the internet/computer that promote social interaction. |
I've stopped using instant messenger, that's for sure. Also, this semester has been slower than before, but during the previous 2 sometimes I wouldn't turn my computer on for almost a week (well, I had a computer at work, but I only went there every other day). So I'd go without email for 2, 3 days at a time and it was FINE.
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
Even though I started using the internetwebs when I was about, say, ten or eleven, I still don't see how anybody can see life without it as something "weird" or "odd." Hell, most of you posting here didn't have it when you were younger so you already know just how fun and exciting life can be when you don't have it.
It's not a "strange" concept at all. |
Exactly. Most of us grew up without internet, I probably saw my first computer when I was 12 or 13, life was still fun without computers/internet.
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
From personal experience, I can say that I wish I was limited with my usage of the internet more. I was on it way to much, and developed social skills way late. It hasn't really been that detrimental to me now, as I did start getting out early enough to offset it mostly, but I do still have situations I am unsure of. I know I will be limiting my kids (if I have any) time with tv and internet. I won't control them in what they can and can't eat/watch too much, because it just leads to over indulgence later in life, but won't allow them to just spend all their time with the internet or watching TV. |
I think that's a problem - TV and internet delaying social development. I feel like it happened for me too. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
I've stopped using instant messenger, that's for sure. Also, this semester has been slower than before, but during the previous 2 sometimes I wouldn't turn my computer on for almost a week (well, I had a computer at work, but I only went there every other day). So I'd go without email for 2, 3 days at a time and it was FINE. |
I still use IM, but I use the phone a lot more now than I did. It keeps me connected still, but gives me the social interaction to keep developing my social skills.
| quote: | | I think that's a problem - TV and internet delaying social development. I feel like it happened for me too. |
I know for a fact that it did delay my social development. I am almost 25, and I still have areas I could easily improve. It really amazes me how much I have learned with regards to social development and how different things affect that developing area. I have even, at least when I had a job, stopped posting on TA for extended periods of time. At first I would have withdrawals. Not because I had no contact with other people, but it just has, at times, become to prevalent in my daily life. After a couple days, I get past that. I know once I find a job again, once I get my first paycheck, I won't be on my computer much anymore. |
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| silene |
without reading the thread....
replace 'computer' with TV, books, or any other common time sink of the 21st century, and you obtain the same result. I agree completely - there is nothing that would replace real human interaction. It's beautiful, and so many of us have all too little of it. I 'woke up' a few months ago, and am happier than I have ever been. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by silene
without reading the thread....
replace 'computer' with TV, books, or any other common time sink of the 21st century, and you obtain the same result. I agree completely - there is nothing that would replace real human interaction. It's beautiful, and so many of us have all too little of it. I 'woke up' a few months ago, and am happier than I have ever been. |
Agreed. And yeah, "waking up" is good. It is so liberating. |
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| LionsLair |
I think this topic is going to be discussed to great extent over the next few years, and it will lead to a social and cultural revolution. I think for many people time has sped up and less life has been lived due to the computer/internet. If you havent noticed time flies by faster and the years feel shorter, Its already May but I remember New Years like it was yesterday.
I think part of the reason why Youtube is so popular is that it has brought that FEELING of real life connectivity amongst people that had been missing it ever since a decrease in real social interaction after the rise of the computer/internet, especially for those who have been "shackled" to computers. So social networking sites are in a way a simulated experience of real life socialising and that is one of the underlining reasons for its popularity. The question is though, in the longterm can Youtube, Myspace, and other social networking sites be a viable substitute to real life socialising? Will these social networking sites keep the hounds at bay? What about the allure of the other parts of the internet...will they fade? Will people want to break away and live a more natural life outside of the internet? Will there be an emergence of a rebellious non internet using society within society? Questions must be answered...
::back to Youtube:: |
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| biznology |
this is somewhat rediculous...youtube has replaced your life? get A ING JOB, or go outside once a month.
i understand that the internet/computer can fill your time, but that is your deal, blaming it on an inanimate object is stupid.
i remember computers before the internet, i remember them at the dawn of the internet, and i managed to waste just as much time, its just that i played more games!
i have been a member of these forums since before vbulletin and i can tell you a load has happened to me in 8+ years, largely none of it had to do with the internet. some, yes, but totally marginal.
i know what it is like to be in uni and bored and sitting at the monitor bored off your ter. if you choose to do that, its YOU not the computer| |
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| silene |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
this is somewhat rediculous...youtube has replaced your life? get A ING JOB, or go outside once a month.
i understand that the internet/computer can fill your time, but that is your deal, blaming it on an inanimate object is stupid.
i remember computers before the internet, i remember them at the dawn of the internet, and i managed to waste just as much time, its just that i played more games!
i have been a member of these forums since before vbulletin and i can tell you a load has happened to me in 8+ years, largely none of it had to do with the internet. some, yes, but totally marginal.
i know what it is like to be in uni and bored and sitting at the monitor bored off your ter. if you choose to do that, its YOU not the computer| |
I can't decide whether you hold the opinion that if you're right then everyone else is wrong, or just totally missed the point of this thread. Maybe both. |
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| Spacey Orange |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
is the secret of attaining the greatest joy and excitement of living. Living dangerously! Socializing! Believe me, I just returned from Cancun and as soon as I saw my computer I felt ty. I'm not even talking about partying all the time and relaxing, but while I was there I'd met people from different parts of the world and I'd realized nothing at all compares to human beings bonding and being together (not on the internet but in life!). Perhaps I may yet move to Mexico city - me and my traveling companion talked about it. Such a different lifestyle...rather simple - go to work, meet with some friends after for some beer, and the day is done. Nobody is rushing to and fro, everyone works at their own pace, and at night they gather in the streets or by the beach somewhere and have some beers and laughs without worrying about getting a deuced ticket for drinking in public. They may not make a lot of money but they certainly seem less bound to the shackles of everyday existence than we people in the States are. I'll end this now. Back to reality, eh? |
wurd chu yer mudder. |
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