i was reading reuters, and found the result of this survey to be really disturbing.
“In a survey by German broadband association Bitkom around 84 percent of respondents aged 19-29 said they would rather do without their current partner or an automobile than forego their connection to the Web.”
why is there this great need for us to stay connected? how did staying online become more important than spending real “offline” time with people who are closest to you?
it’s scary. technology is eating into our privacy and now it could possibly be eating into our relationships.
okay, now to anyone reading this, it’s your turn.
if you had to go 1 full week without your significant other (or if you don’t have one, maybe your mum or whoever you love most)/connection to the web, which would you choose? be honest.
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earthly powers 
I WOULD DEFINITELY GO WITHOUT THE INTERNET! in a heartbeat man!
I would choose the internet? Because I did it before. Actually I survived without both. Unless it is for a long period of time. But for a week is really too easy for me!
too easy? haha, okay!
so.. what do you think would be the longest period of time you can stay away from either one?
you can still go online even if you’re with your significant other, without the hassle of carrying the bulky laptops. we have our smart phones etc etc.
it can even be another one of a ‘couple activity’ if they run out of things to do. if you go online and both of you find the one common thing you like to do online, then you can do it together. you can still stay close to each other either way.
having said that, for saying that you’d rather choose the internet over me, boo hoo. be right back. nursing my heart.
i’m not talking about smart phones or whatever. i’m talking about just any kind of connection to the internet/online activity.
and you haven’t voted yet!
yah i know, youre talking about internet in general.
im just giving you one perspective that you can still be together with your significant other with easy internet access, right?
to choose one, id rather live without internet for 1 week since internet’s always gonna be there after 1 week even.
HAHAHA MAISARA! (Hazwan, you’re dead.)
I’d side with my significant other. A week is pretty damn long you know. The Internet can wait, plus every one needs a break sometimes, even from the Internet.
good point! wow, so far everyone chose to forgo the internet.
humanity lives on.
until 2012 at least.
I would choose to spend one week with my significant other. hahah, i would think of it as really spending quality time with my partner for once, without the distractions of the internet. HOHO.
Without the internet, fo sure. It’d be like having a honeymoon on a deserted island. There’s some appeal to that.