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Originally Posted by Ammi
..I think I have read stuff about internet addiction because obviously the internet is a huge part of most people's lives now..and if we didn't have it then as you say, we would adjust but it probably wouldn't be easy and especially as you're encouraged to use it to sort of conduct your everyday life..shopping/banking etc..and it's a wealth of information and so quickly..how much longer it would take to go to the library and look something up for instance....I don't know, I guess it depends on whether you yourself or anyone is conscious of it and wants to stop/cut down etc because it is just today's social networking for everyone and if we didn't have it..?...some may say that we would 'communicate more' perhaps..but in another way we would communicate less because we're constantly communicating on the internet...and that has to be a good/positive thing..?...
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Its the lack of actual social interaction that rises as a problem of using the internet. 10 years ago I would not have thought twice about going out to town shopping or whatever, now the idea fills me with dread and sites like amazon etc totally negate the need to face up to any anxiety you may have.