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Is the internet good for you or bad for you?

 
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The internet has mangled my poor soft lobes and I am ruined for life.
My life was silver, pre-net, and now it is golden Thank you, internet! Thank you!
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It's too close to call.
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blurgalurgalurga



Joined: 18 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:40 am    Post subject: Is the internet good for you or bad for you? Reply with quote

It's obviously both good and bad. For some people it's more or less pure good--for others, it's clearly pure bad.

For me, it's about 60/40 good to bad.

How about you? How are you bearing up? Are you fixating on the negative stuff, of which there is a constant supply, and finding it pollutes your daily life? Or, are you using it to get lots of free cool stuff and free information, whilst you patch up old broken friendships, and stay in contact with your best friends and family?

For me it's a mix...I read all sorts of horrible stuff all the time, for fun, and I'm pretty sure that's bad for me and fills me with despair and a huge weight of misanthropic disgust. But I also get lots of new cool info (and pirated music and whatnot) and save a lot on long distance bills.

It might be different for you young tackers who became adults in the last ten years or so. Anyway, I'd be curious to hear how you all measure its effect on you.

Has it changed you? How so, if so?

EDIT: Ah, hell, I screwed up the poll question and can't fix it.
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Triban



Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Owned? Owned.
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AllisonL



Joined: 24 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

90/10 good to bad... being so far from home would be much harder without the internet
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beercanman



Joined: 16 May 2009

PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good.

I like it.

Can't live without it. Or maybe I could, but not here, not now.
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