Could you manage without your computer for one month?

@p1kef1sh (45681)
February 8, 2008 2:38am CST
Imagine that you lost access to your computer (and all others) for one month. How would you cope? Could you cope? We have become so dependent on these machines now that they have become an essential part of our daily lives. This website for example. Would we be better off without them, would life be simpler and would we end up doing something more useful with our lives?
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@CanadaGal (4304)
• Canada
14 Feb 08
I would be able to cope without it for a month, no problem. It would be easier if I knew in advance when that month would start, so that I could inform fellow online friends of my departure. Even my IRL friends I keep in contact with more over the computer than on the phone. It's rather amusing really. I have a few friends in town that I am more like to chat with on msn than call up for free! lmao! The longest I have gone without any access to a computer at all was 9 days. It was summer vacation, and the boys and I were visiting with family at a resort. I had so much free time, and the trip was all about relaxation. I was so relaxed I didn't even want to read my books! And I was actually rather amazed that I didn't miss my computer and the net, considering how many hours I spend on it in an average day. To go without a computer for a month while at home... my goodness! The things I could accomplish in just a few days seem limitless! In order to try it out, I would have to get rid of the computers in my home altogether though. Having such easy access to them makes it hard to say no. Yes, I know, "Hi, my name is Karen. And I'm an internetholic".
@CanadaGal (4304)
• Canada
16 Feb 08
Thank you for the best response. :) Does this mean I now have to PROVE I could go without my computer for a month? (gawd I sure hope not! ;) ).
• Malaysia
12 Feb 08
wow a month eh? That's pretty long, I don’t think I can cope haha. Unless there's some other things that keeps me busy so that I wont feel as if I miss my computer so much lol. But I think if I really have to deal with that kind of situation, it probably would be different. surely there will be plenty of other things to be done instead of just spending time on the computer or something.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
12 Feb 08
There are always plenty of other things that we could/should be doing. BUt we keep coming back to the computer. It's an addiction I'm sure.
@Araiya (61)
• United States
10 Feb 08
I'd be in a panic for a bit, assuming that you also took my cellphone with the computers as well. I went for about an hour and a half last week without a phone or aircard to use in my notebook, as they were in for troubleshooting at Sprint. Needless to say, I was quite miserable, with jitters and shakes for the first ten minutes. I even smoke more without my connectivity to the world. To be without complete hardware for longer would make me mad. I'd know. I spent a month and a half with limited computer contact, and just a weak cellphone that was barely internet-capable. Augh.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
10 Feb 08
Wow. Physical withdrawal symptoms. That sounds serious. I knew the computing could be addictive. Come to think about it. The computer is the first thing that I switch on in the morning and last thing to be switched off at night. I spend more hours than I like to admit in front of it. I think that I am addicted!
@peavey (16936)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I work online so if I lost access to that, I'd have to find another job! That might not be all bad, because I'd get more exercise. There are a lot of things I keep thinking I'd like to do, but find myself at the computer instead (when I don't have to be), so my life might be more interesting. On the other hand, what would I do for an encyclopedia and a dictionary? And a recipe book and a newspaper? And how would I keep in contact with my family and friends?
@p1kef1sh (45681)
9 Feb 08
Yep. We all live a computer lifestyle these days. Thank you for responding.
@gdisites (161)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I don't think I could actually. On-line banking, bill payment, investing, and myLot. Come to think of it, no way. Then there is my work. We would be out of business with no computers.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
8 Feb 08
Thank you for responding. I agree. I think that those of us with computers would be completely lost without them. That said, I can remember a time before them when we seemed to manage OK. Just a little less franticly too.
@jbrooks (264)
• United States
16 Feb 08
i have to say that i could not go a month with out my computer. i have everything on here. i have my avon business,my online sites where i make money and am trying to get others to sign up for free, and a new business that i just started selling name brand clothes for a low price. not to mention that i sell on ebay
@sweetgarg (392)
• India
10 Feb 08
it will be very difficult to manage without computer because i like it very much it is my favourite past time and it has my very important documents too
• United States
13 Feb 08
Nope, nuff said! :o)