5 Lessons Learned By A Guy Who Quit The Internet For A Year

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[Java4Jay]

About a year ago, Miller was convinced that the Internet was making him unproductive, and even corrupting his soul. So at 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2012, Miller unplugged his Ethernet cable, turned off his Wi-Fi, and replaced his smartphone with a "dumb phone."

[cuban leaf]

But yet you are here.

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To be honest, I posted that to see what it feels like to be Obama. To say something utterly ridiculous and believe that 47% of the population would take it at face value because I said it.

It’s kinda heady. ;-)

And then you smacked me back to reality. :-(

[Stentor]

I only use the internet for Busines Insider. I’m waiting for the trillion dollar platinum coin raffle.

[Noumenon]

I only get on the internet to update my anti virus software.

And to get on FR and tell us......

Never mind all that. Are you logged in?

[stuartcr]

Not for everyone it isn’t.

[Exit148]

It’s not a problem with me either. I can stop it anytime I want. Honest! Doesn’t have its hold on me. No sirree! No way hosay, I can drop it in a minute-—— really!!!!!!

[Alberta's Child]

Interesting experiment. I didn’t quit the internet, but I’ve really scaled back on what I do here. If it weren’t for FreeRepublic I’d go days without logging on.

[Epsdude]

Pfft, that’s easy. I’ve quit hundreds of times!

[The_Media_never_lie]

A Facebook friend is not a friend.

[CrazyIvan]

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=YozC8yFrZKI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYozC8yFrZKI

The internet is on computers now!

[Sherman Logan]

I read a lot of books on the interwebs. Lots of great classics available for free.

I’m sure someday I’ll have a Kindle or equivalent, but for now I just use the laptop, which everybody says nobody is willing to do.

[Hot Tabasco]

OMG, can you imagine having to shop for Christmas presents at the local mall?

[goat granny]

***** can quit the Internet anytime....I mean it.....really......in fact I’m going to go away right now.........yep.....anytime now..........you’ll see....*****

Thats the same way I quit smoking, I just put one out, hands shaking, neeed a ciggy...I quit for 3 minutes..

[thirst4truth]

I love the quote by Bill Gates in his book, Road to ? sorry can't remember his insignificant book he wrote in the 90's. "the Internet is an insignificant technology" Bill Gates 1990

He said that because his talent was not coding it was contract writing, his parents taught him well. He ripped off so many innovators (my family included). Look at him now, trying to play catch up with his first victim of his steal it and then dare them to sue you, Steve Jobs, he was the innovator.

[PATRIOT1876]

*I don’t use it at all. Never have. Never will. It’s evil.*

Abraham Lincoln warned us against using the Internet too much.

Also, it suffered irreparable damage when Jen from the IT Crowd dropped it

[plain talk]

Yeah go get ‘em. I hate the internet as well and refused to ever access the internet from the very begiinning. I use mental telepathy to post my comments at Free Republic. I use no electricity and use a horse to travel about. if I ever need to travel between cities I use the train. Clothes? Use a loin-cloth. :-)

[Veto!]

A 'Facebook friend' is better than nothing."

Not really.

[exit82]

What is an “Internet”?

[Rebelbase]

My musical skills have increased significantly since I discovered jam tracks on Youtube.

It’s all in how you use.

[CodeToad]

I have a job that cannot possibly work without the Internet. My personal life? No problem. The Internet helps with buying things, looking up information, and staying in contact, but most of the people I know actually talk to each other and meet face to face. A simple phone works as well as anything the Internet provides.

[Boogieman]

Lesson #6 - It’s still more embarassing to go to the adult video store in person than it is to get your porn online.