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Is the Internet Driving us Mad?

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  1. winwin07 winwin07 is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 4:59am)

    Is the Web Driving Us Mad?

    A lot in this article rings a little uncomfortably true. I suspect that's true for others here too.

    I think the biggest problem is that it does become an extension of self. If you don't balance your internet life with other aspects of your life I think that's where you start having problems.

    Anyway, I'm not smart enough to further comment on this but I thought it was a good enough article to start a discussion.
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:03am) in reply to winwin07

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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:05am) in reply to norcaljeff

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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:05am) in reply to MadProfesor

    no shit, my initial response before there were any replies was going to be "i blame norcaljeff"
     
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:08am) in reply to wes_mc

    If you could do an internet /played what would the average OTer have? How many years, months, days, hours have you spent on the internet?
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:14am) in reply to wes_mc

     
    Originally Posted by wes_mc View Post

    no shit, my initial response before there were any replies was going to be "i blame norcaljeff"

    Loool!


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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:20am) in reply to norcaljeff

    I'm buying an old van and starting a band called "The Analogs" who's in?
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:21am) in reply to the_schmenx

    Any videos that explain what your article said? Or can someone post some *cliffs* about the article?
     
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 6:00am) in reply to silkhandlez

    the answer is clearly yes. zeedustin is proof.
    the internet has made us all a bunch of know it all jerks. access to information is amazing, but I think the speed in which we can get it has mad us worse as a society. of course, here i am, using the internet all day, as my job.
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 6:02am) in reply to downbylaw11

     
    Originally Posted by downbylaw11 View Post

    the answer is clearly yes. zeedustin is proof.
    the internet has made us all a bunch of know it all jerks. access to information is amazing, but I think the speed in which we can get it has mad us worse as a society. of course, here i am, using the internet all day, as my job.

    lol noobs. some of us were know it all jerks already.
    Edited By: wes_mc Jul 10th, 2012 at 06:03 AM
    Reason: I blame dyzalot.
     
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 11:03am) in reply to wes_mc

    yeah, but back then we referred to those people as know it all jerks, now we just refer to them as people
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 2:41pm) in reply to downbylaw11

    didnt read op, but i use the internet to drive other ppl mad
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 5:30pm) in reply to Glo4m

    lol @ phantom-vibration syndrome i have this sometimes
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    Suck it social not working tools
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 7:44pm) in reply to xxbossmanxx

    No phone? How do you play any of the /with friends' series of games?
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 8:15pm) in reply to Niceguy

    what the hell? none of this article rings close to home or true .. lol

    all it talks about is how jason russell went crazy from world wide fame due to his scam of a video kony 2012..

    If you sit in front of your computer 24/7 and dont leave the house you are gonna go nuts.. if you stay at home 24/7 and play with your cat you are gonna go nuts.. if you do anything to much it will drive you crazy.. what a stupid article.. btw guys dont drink to much booze all the times or you might have life problems!! duhhh
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 9:13pm) in reply to Niceguy

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    No phone? How do you play any of the /with friends' series of games?

    My wife is all over those fkn games. I seriously do not have a phone. All my work is online and I use skype tho.
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    Jul 10th, 2012 (7/10/2012 10:06pm) in reply to xxbossmanxx

    The guy goes insane because of the internet? JFC. It's good to know that when I decide to jack it in front of an women's only gym, I can have an excuse
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    Jul 11th, 2012 (7/11/2012 12:50am) in reply to ZachL

     
    Originally Posted by ZachL View Post

    what the hell? none of this article rings close to home or true .. lol

    all it talks about is how jason russell went crazy from world wide fame due to his scam of a video kony 2012..

    If you sit in front of your computer 24/7 and dont leave the house you are gonna go nuts.. if you stay at home 24/7 and play with your cat you are gonna go nuts.. if you do anything to much it will drive you crazy.. what a stupid article.. btw guys dont drink to much booze all the times or you might have life problems!! duhhh


    You know there was more than one page...right?
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    Jul 11th, 2012 (7/11/2012 12:52am) in reply to freeworld777

    Not that I read.
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