Would you miss your computer?

@kevin1877uk (36988)
September 10, 2015 11:28am CST
Would you miss your computer? I see that many people have their computer on from getting up to going to bed. A lot people also use mobile technology to stay connected to the internet. That a change to people’s lives over a short period of time. We seem to live with our computer and can’t do without. What would you do if didn’t have a computer for a period of time. I have many things outside of my internet world. I love to walk, love running/jogging, I love photography. I know I would be lost without my computer but I do have others things that would keep me busy until I had my computer back, what about you?
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Sep 15
i would miss my computer, but on the other hand, I could use my phone to do things that I do, like posting in here. I guess I have had a computer so long, that i don't know what it is like not to have it. I use it everyday, to do different things, so I hope I never have to do without.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk Those that have never had a computer, wouldn't know what it would be like to have one, so we are just the opposite. I have had computers for a very long time, and I would certainly miss mine for sure.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
@rosekiss That is true, I say to may kids about not have all they have today and they can't understand not having all of what we have today.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I think many would miss their computer too.
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• United States
10 Sep 15
I know that if I did not have the internet or computer, I would be fine. I have had lots to do through the years with paperwork and others so it would not be hard for me. I would miss it, but it is not the be all and end all. myLot I would mainly miss.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I know many people will but not all especially if you have plenty to do
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 Sep 15
I do have some other things to keep me busy if my computer would be down. I wouldn't like it but oh well those things happen. I like to sit outside on the front porch while my dogs are out there playing. I am afraid now the weather is becoming to cool for me out there.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
Sorry to hear it's becoming too cool for you where you are to sit outside, currently in Chico, California it's way hot, 103f today so they are saying. Hope your computer doesn't go down.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk I used to live in Sacramento, CA and I know where Chico is. That is warm for there, no my computer won't go down if it does I have another one and an Ipad and Iphone so lots of back up, thank you.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
@Marcyaz It sure is, 103F today, glad you have another one if your does.
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@dodo19 (47113)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Sep 15
it may be difficult at first, but I would find other things to keep me busy. It would take sometime to get used and I wouldn't really like it, but I'd get used to it.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I know same here, be hard for a good few days.
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@dodo19 (47113)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk It definitely would be.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
@dodo19 Yeah it would but maybe over time it won't be so hard, than again.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 15
I went 73 years without a computer, so I'm sure I could manage again! However I certainly would miss it.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
Miss too I would miss mine. I've had a computer for almost 20 years now.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
10 Sep 15
Lol.. I'd have to go and get a computer, if I don't have one. :)
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
@Drosophila My hand hurts if I write for too long so i know what you mean there.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
Lol good point, didn't think of that one.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
10 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk In all seriousness though, I do all my work on a computer, if its broken or lost, I'd be completely gutted. Tried to write a post card the other day and my hands actually hurt from gripping onto the pen. /weak sauce
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@vandana7 (98924)
• India
11 Sep 15
You will be banished from my Kingdom if you ever tried something like that. I am serious.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
Lol No I won't try it.
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@sofssu (23662)
11 Sep 15
I would still want my computer back. because I do many other things with it other than writing here or on other sites. I won't become crazy even then because my gardening, crafting and painting will keep me occupied for a long, long time.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
I know, same here, I have things I could do but would like my computer back. Glad that you would be able to do other things.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
11 Sep 15
Some days I wish my computer wasn't there beckoning as I'm not hot on willpower. However, I do take occasional deliberate computer breaks from time to time. I read and walk mostly, write non-internet writing and heaven forbid, I even do housework and gardening
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
Glad that you would be ok without your computer.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
11 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk probably because more of my life was spent without it than with it.
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 15
My computer is mission-critical for my work and livelihood. I have a desktop, a server to back-up my work and two laptops ready to go if something happens to my desktop. Each hour without a working computer would mean loss of a significant amount of income.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
True I agree many people use their computers for work at home.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
10 Sep 15
Not really.While in Maine,did not miss it at all.But I was having too much fun hiking and walking to keep myself busy. At the end of the day I am tired ready to hit the sack.No I do not miss it.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I guess not everyone would.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Sep 15
Havens! I would go crazy. I am home with three dogs 33% of the time, and don't have any friends here. So all my interactions, and the friends I have from other places we have lived, I use online to interact with them!
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
So would I, I think most people would, we just need our computers these days.
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• Centralia, Missouri
11 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk I did ok with none on vacation... but I still had my Kindle
@MARKOTOP (56)
• Bandung, Indonesia
11 Sep 15
I missed a computer with a computer can change my life ...
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
I think it changed many peoples lives too.
• Bandung, Indonesia
12 Sep 15
@kevin1877uk course, because I never experienced with a computer can bring in money as it is now my job is computer services, hardware and software and the installation of a computer network, the computer world can not escape from my life
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
11 Sep 15
I need a computer for the work I do, but I could manage a new life without one if I had to. As for breaks, I take vacations without a computer and have no problem adjusting to a life without one.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
11 Sep 15
Most people are the same, although I would still take my laptop with me.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Sep 15
Oh yes, I would certainly miss having a computer because I do use mine for many varied tasks. Fortunately it is not a likely scenario because I have both a desktop and a laptop.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I know, many people would be the same, it's the way we live these days.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
10 Sep 15
I do need my computer, or my tablet in a pinch. I would have to change everything about my life if my computer were gone.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
So true many people would be the same
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@celticeagle (159400)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Sep 15
I don't know what I would do with out my connection to the internet. I am disabled and don't work. I have enjoyed my days online. I write and chat and am glad to have this to do.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I'm glad you are able to use the computer and the internet.
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• India
10 Sep 15
I may miss the computer on the first day. But then I always have a novel to keep me company. I won't mind staying away from my computer for some time, especially when I have a couple novels which I haven't yet read.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
Good idea, catch up on some reading :)
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@ZHVegas (248)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Sep 15
That's a tricky question for me, because there's a lot of things I wish I could do, But I don't cause I don't have the necessary means to do it(Sometimes money, time itself etc). With my current state, I need my computer to do stuff, or I won't have anything to do at all. A day that I can't use it for whatever the reason, is a day I will probably pass sleeping(If it's a free day).
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I guess everyone is different, I would have plenty to do if mine did.
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@seren3 (387)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Sep 15
I would absolutely miss my 3 computers! They are all related to earning more money and my speculative writing. But I take breaks with binge reading both fiction and non fiction.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Sep 15
I know it's something we don't want to hear about, missing our computer who are so much these in our lives.
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