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The internet is a voluntary vice used by some to earn a living. It's not food, shelter, clothing AND the internet. Staying away from the internet is the next
by losteverything 10y ago
The internet is a voluntary vice used by some to earn a living.
It's not food, shelter, clothing AND the internet.
Staying away from the internet is the next health craze.
- village-idiot 10y agoMaybe. It's also so crucial to so many careers that you need to be in a pretty special place to pull that off constantly, along with all the money it takes to entertain yourself sans internet.
- stephancoral 10y agoA library card is free in many cities.
- lsd5you 10y agoCouldn't agree more. It is more like we need to protect humanity from the internet.
- severine 10y agoYeah, let only the powerful use it /s
- mr_spothawk 10y agoWe could put up a giant content firewall, and only allow the well connected to access the "real internet".
- bsaunder 10y agoThe internet isn't a vice. Over use of social networks and various applications on it may be. The internet in many forms has become the primary means of human communication. Communication is a fundamental need of human societies. I view excessive social network usage (to the point of unhealthy) to be analogous with over eating and the obesity it leads to. Underlying both is a basic need. We do better collectively to encourage others to behave responsibly with moderation and enjoyment. In the extreme we should guard our freedoms, yet penalize harmful abuse.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoFuture generations will look at the smartphone era the same way we look at the Romans with lead in the water pipes. They too knew it was bad for them but they still did it. So do we. I'm posting from my phone right now.