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Why not go one step further and get rid of internet at home? I've been doing so since April and it's dramatically reduced my time spent on social media or watch

Why not go one step further and get rid of internet at home? I've been doing so since April and it's dramatically reduced my time spent on social media or watching TV/movies. Instead of binging TV I go out and do something.

typetehcodez 8y ago
Just curious - how do you manage bills/finances?
- WildGreenLeave 8y ago
  Maybe a mobile internet connection? For me my mobile data bundle (10G) could last me for an entire month with all of my regular networking needs as long as I don't watch YT or Netflix. But since I do I also need a separate home connection.
  - ryandrake 8y ago
    > Maybe a mobile internet connection? That’s kind of cheating though, isn’t it? Home internet vs mobile internet at home? People were “doing bills” for centuries before the Internet came along. My guess is it’s totally possible!
    - bowlich 8y ago
      Rapidly becoming impossible. So many government services now are only available via online. They expect you to go to the library and do that. That said, if I didn't work from home. I think I probably would outright dump my internet connection to regain freedom. Maybe I would go to the library with my laptop to do the bills. It would create a hard block for needlessly worrying about them.
    - extra88 8y ago
      The point is not to be without the Internet, the point is to have more time to spend on things you appreciate; "doing bills" offline takes more time than doing it online.
    - krageon 8y ago
      While it is definitely possible where I live, it will take you at least ten times as long (because it just doesn't work very well and the process is not at all streamlined). Don't even get me started on taxes. Doing those without the internet is the metaphorical equivalent of stabbing your hands repeatedly.
- sneak 8y ago
  I don’t advocate this approach, but it seems like an easy question: plug in the router, pay your bills, unplug the router—or just do it at work.
distances 8y ago
For me this sounds so radical it's hard to imagine. I'm sure at least half of my time home (aside sleeping) is spent in some Internet related activities.
wilsonnb 8y ago
Presumably because most people don't think that "going out and doing something" is inherently superior to "watching movies and TV".

typetehcodez 8y ago

Just curious - how do you manage bills/finances?

WildGreenLeave 8y ago
Maybe a mobile internet connection? For me my mobile data bundle (10G) could last me for an entire month with all of my regular networking needs as long as I don't watch YT or Netflix. But since I do I also need a separate home connection.
- ryandrake 8y ago
  > Maybe a mobile internet connection? That’s kind of cheating though, isn’t it? Home internet vs mobile internet at home? People were “doing bills” for centuries before the Internet came along. My guess is it’s totally possible!
  - bowlich 8y ago
    Rapidly becoming impossible. So many government services now are only available via online. They expect you to go to the library and do that. That said, if I didn't work from home. I think I probably would outright dump my internet connection to regain freedom. Maybe I would go to the library with my laptop to do the bills. It would create a hard block for needlessly worrying about them.
  - extra88 8y ago
    The point is not to be without the Internet, the point is to have more time to spend on things you appreciate; "doing bills" offline takes more time than doing it online.
  - krageon 8y ago
    While it is definitely possible where I live, it will take you at least ten times as long (because it just doesn't work very well and the process is not at all streamlined). Don't even get me started on taxes. Doing those without the internet is the metaphorical equivalent of stabbing your hands repeatedly.
sneak 8y ago
I don’t advocate this approach, but it seems like an easy question: plug in the router, pay your bills, unplug the router—or just do it at work.

distances 8y ago

For me this sounds so radical it's hard to imagine. I'm sure at least half of my time home (aside sleeping) is spent in some Internet related activities.

wilsonnb 8y ago

Presumably because most people don't think that "going out and doing something" is inherently superior to "watching movies and TV".