If you lost access to the internet would you miss it?  |
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I was wondering today how I would manage if I suddenly couldn't use my computer or access the internet and just the thought of it fills me with horror! My computer is like another part of me, I use it everyday. For work and for pleasure.
Just simple things like finding directions or researching a topic for my kids homework to help them or buying gifts for people. All these things are important. I use the internet to sell goods that I don't want anymore and to look up postcodes of peoples addresses that I don't know the postcode.
Its also a great media for keeping in contact with family and friends and I have my online friends that I can talk to.
So if I lost this what would I do? I think I would find it very hard to convert back to how my life was without the internet. I guess my house would be a lot more cluttered with phone directories and maps.
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| 1. chickenteeth (33) | 2 months ago | Oh my gosh! If I lost the internet, I don't know what I would do! I use it not only to connect with people, but also to network, blog, and learn information at a quick pace. I don't think I could go to a library and try and find out all the information, when it can be easily accessed right at my fingertips. The computer is literally the other half of my mind. In all honesty, if the internet ever shut down, the entire world would fall to pieces.
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | I only got the internet 6yrs ago and now I couldn't be without it. I try and visualise how I managed before and I have to say some simple tasks where a lot harder or took so much longer.
I guess if the whole system crashed overnight we would be forced to get used to it, but I know I would find it extremely difficult
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starsailover (1497) | 2 months ago | Hi: I used the internet to read the news, read my mails, to work, to find some research for my university, to be connected with my family and friend wherever they are. Internet it's my main source of information and entertainment, i use facebook to play some of my favorite games. Basically i would not know what to do without internet.
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| chickenteeth (33) | 2 months ago | I started using the internet when I was five years old. 13 years ago! I'm hooked!
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | My parents never had a computer when I was growing up. The closest thing I had was an amstrad if anyone remembers them. I didn't get connected until I moved out but I couldn't be without it and neither could my kids. It has so much information on it for homework and just for them to learn new things and find out about the world
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| chickenteeth (33) | 2 months ago | Your kids are really lucky then to be growing up in this time period then. They will surpass even the 90's kids in knowledge just from the internet! They can learn everything and anything about anything just by the click of a button.
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2. starsailover (1497) | 2 months ago | Hi Skye Blues: I know what you are talking about. We need internet those days, because everything is on the internet. You can probably come back like things were without the internet but all would be slower than with the helo of Internet. This is the key of our societies nowadays and i hope we can continue using this at least until there would be something better. Thanks for your discussion. Have a nice day.
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | i don't know what could be better!!! But if the internet was lost I guess a lot of businesses would collapse as it is so relied upon
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3. caragh2608 (1046) | 2 months ago | I use the internet every day, so it would be catastrophic for me. I sell on eBay, doing listings several times a week, I use Facebook to keep in touch with people, and I'm always on Google if I have a question about anything. I enter competitions, send off for free stuff, on average I'm online around 5 hours a day! I'd be lost without it.
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | I also sell and buy on ebay. That is another great invention. I would be out of pocket without the internet. Thanks for responding
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4. bryandairogarcia (193) | 2 months ago | I definitely would. I don't have internet connection during weekends because I have to go back to the provinces and I really feel helpless during those days. It becomes a detox for me though since I won't have to think about work for a while.
But really I am useless without internet connection, it definitely has become a commodity in modern living:)
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | I did lose my connection for about 5 days awhile ago due to computer failure. I ended up going around friends and family to use theirs. I know thats awful when you need something so badly, but to me it is like an extension of me.
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | Lets hope it never happens
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6. notlistening2 (11044) | 2 months ago | I know what it is like, to lose internet connection, when I had my last apartment I lost my internet connection, and I was total lost, I had to keep going to the library to use the internet, and I really got tired of that, then when I lost my apartment, I moved in with my sister, and she has internet connect, I was really glad to be back on the internet, because I really wanted to Mylot.  
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Skyeblue25 (194) | 2 months ago | I have only just started out on mylot, but I know I too would miss it if I lost the internet, thanks for the reply
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7. lindiebiz (802) | 2 months ago | IF I lost my internet, i would be miserable, it would be difficult for me to do a lot of things. I just hope it does not happen. It would be like going back to more than 10 years ago. Scary
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| 8. drewojeda (88) | 2 months ago | Definitely I will miss the internet. The internet makes my life so different than not having it. I'm an information junkie and the only instant source of anything I want to know is the net. Aside from the information I got to learn from using it, It somehow keeps me connected to my friends and relatives who are far from me.
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9. zzyw87 (732) | 2 months ago | The same goes with me. I think I am already too dependent on the Internet. When I don't have internet for just two days, I am already so bored. I feel my day is incomplete without logging into the internet. I usually spend at least two hours a day on the internet. I use Google when I want to research on something like places, roads, restaurants, etc. I also like using the internet to do some online shopping. Lastly, I use the internet to chat with friends.
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