> The funny thing is, I blame RSS. Yeah, I can relate. I've always wondered if I would still have this problem if my thirst for knowledge wasn't so big. I've

> The funny thing is, I blame RSS. Yeah, I can relate. I've always wondered if I would still have this problem if my thirst for knowledge wasn't so big. I've tried introducing some of my friends to things like StumbleUpon and reddit etc (they are somewhat intimidated when confronted with IT terms like RSS though). Only one of them has taken an interest, and he loves it and regularly crawls the web to learn more about the world. Strangely enough, it is when I did this that the problem in my original post started growing. I think my frustrations were being suppressed subconsciously and when I realized this shared some of my interests, it dawned on me how I missed real-world intellectual stimulation. Like an ex crack-addict who just took another hit after years of being clean. I am of course a realist. I don't expect to "convert" all my friends, so in the meantime I'll just try to find ways in which to cope.