What I hate about the internet

[backbreaker]

This coming from someone who litarlly, has made his living off the internet.

the internet is in general I believe, a detriment to happiness. Look at people who aren't online and people who are, and the people who aren't, are generally happier.

I deal with a lot of people in recovery and a lot of them you will be suprised at how non tech they are. Not stupid. they have jobs, even jobs that require thought, but I mean, we take for granted that "everyone" is plugged in like we are and they aren't.

For the most part, these guys are happy. Go to work, come home, watch some basketball, go over a friends house shoot the ****, come home watch something on HBO, go to sleep. Every once in a while go out and talk to some girls.

Funny thing happened a few days ago a guy I know who got out of jail like, 5 months ago has been working and and he has been putting money back so he can buy himself an iphone. He wanted an iphone beucase everyone else has one. So he gets him an iphone about 3 weeks ago and the dude just disappears lol. I thought he relapsed. He didn't he was just at home stuck on Facebook. He figured out what facebook was and became hooked. About 2 days ago he sold the iphone and told me "man **** that ****, that **** ain't right waste too much time on that ****"

the internet makes you think the only way to be happy is to **** 10 models and drive 10 beamers and that's not true. the internet is one giant pissing contest where no one can win.


I have to have balance. I work online and as much as I don't like the internet, I have to put food on the table and I have a standard of living. But you dont' catch me posting as much as I used to beucase I don't bet from the house anymore I go tot he track now like it's supposed to be done and you know what, it's fun again doing it that way. get out the damn house. I work online but i don't live online anymore. I spend time with the family and go see friends and watch movies and life is good. I can watch a sports show without having to login to a forum and post in a game thread and get so caught up in what everyone else is saying miss the entire ****ing game.


I think if most guys really looked at it they would see the internet does more harm in their life than good in their lives.

 

[PlayHer Man]

External things don't make you happy or unhappy. The Internet is an external thing. If you're unhappy its because you have issues.. not because you're on the Internet.

What makes people unhappy is mostly the mind-games in society: Trying to "fit in", seeking the approval of others, consumerism, bad financial decisions, ignorance, no sense of self, lack of clear goals, lack of purpose, bad health, co-dependence, etc.

Some people say "Facebook makes people unhappy" because they see all the attention wh0ring and showing off that goes on and feel like "losers" in comparison to some of their friends. Umm.. NO.. Facebook doesn't make you unhappy --> Giving a sh!t about Facebook makes you unhappy. :crackup: :crackup:

 

[White Boy]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE 100%

Thank you for this post backbreaker. It's something I've been thinking of a lot lately. My mom just had my baby sister, and I was hanging out around the hospital and with my grandparents for the last week. No internet, no YouTube, no Facebook. All I have to say is it was almost like heaven. I say this because I'm constantly checking my youtube comments, Facebook messages, and email

Every once in a while it's really good to take a break like that.

I also believe the majority of people who spend all their time on the internet are unhappy. Just something I get from the comments I read. YouTube for example is filled with ridiculous comments, like people arguing with random people or insulting them.

That's really cool about your friends being content without internet all the time. It's good to hear people out there are still like that. I'm making money online too, but I try to go outside as much as I can

External things don't make you happy or unhappy. The Internet is an external thing. If you're unhappy its because you have issues.. not because you're on the Internet.

What makes people unhappy is mostly the mind-games in society: Trying to "fit in", seeking the approval of others, consumerism, bad financial decisions, ignorance, no sense of self, lack of clear goals, lack of purpose, bad health, co-dependence, etc.

Some people say "Facebook makes people unhappy" because they see all the attention wh0ring and showing off that goes on and feel like "losers" in comparison to some of their friends. Umm.. NO.. Facebook doesn't make you unhappy --> Giving a sh!t about Facebook makes you unhappy. :crackup: :crackup:

I have to pretty much disagree with you dude. The internet is not an external thing, it's part of our lives now whether people accept it or not. Some people's lives revolve around the internet, because of their job or what have you.

I don't see social media as a bad thing either. It's a new way to connect in my opinion. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, in my opinion the people who dislike it aren't using it properly, and won't find happiness until they see its benefits.

The internet's part of our lives though and it's not going away, so people should learn to deal with it, use it properly you know. Just my opinion.

But I still think it's really cool to see posts like these where people realize we still need to go outside and actually talk to people

 

[OzyBoy]

I agree with you very much. I use the internet every day but don't use facebook that much. I only joined it to be a bit more contactable and to make it easier to contact other people. It's not a bad thing i am just not into it that much.

 

[twentee]

i"ve never had a Facebook, Twitter, etc, account, and never will, either. Twits is a very accurate descrition of such people.

 

[Upside]

The internet is a tool. Do hammers make people unhappy? Sure, you can hit your finger or **** up hitting a nail and have to do it over, but do hammers make construction workers unhappy? If anything, the internet has made me happier as it allowed me to become more informed regarding my hobbies, passion, women, work, etc. What's the difference between reading an encyclopedia and going to wikipedia? Why is one "wasting time" and the other is gaining knowledge? It is what you make of it. The internet doesn't cause/prevent happiness.

 

[White Boy]

The internet is a tool. Do hammers make people unhappy? Sure, you can hit your finger or **** up hitting a nail and have to do it over, but do hammers make construction workers unhappy? If anything, the internet has made me happier as it allowed me to become more informed regarding my hobbies, passion, women, work, etc. What's the difference between reading an encyclopedia and going to wikipedia? Why is one "wasting time" and the other is gaining knowledge? It is what you make of it. The internet doesn't cause/prevent happiness.

Agree with you also 100% !!! If there are any more posts that sound like Upside, I believe they will all be correct

 

[Eph]

The Internet doesn't make people unhappy, people make people unhappy. Not Buddhist but I agree with the whole "want is the cause of pain" mindset. For 5 years now I have worked on the Internet as a web developer. It has never made me unhappy. There are stupid things online, yes but it is, at least, not a detriment to my happiness. I could never consider giving up Internet access, because like someone said above "it is a tool", and I like being one of the few who can shape that tool.