No Internet For One Year: Could You Do It?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/07/19 22:00:00

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How long could you survive without the internet? One day? One week? One month? Paul Miller, 26, is trying to live without the internet for one whole year. So far, Miller has been offline for 3 months. He hasn't sent an email, clicked a link, sent a text message, or used web browser since May 1st of this year.

The ABC News article goes on to say that Miller loves the internet. However, he is also aware that the internet is a giant distraction and he wanted to unplug for a while. Miller states, "I found it very distracting and I wanted to spend time studying and writing uninterrupted. I wanted to read books that I could have read at any time, but instead I was reading Reddit. I wanted to write things I wanted to write for a long time, but instead I was tweeting." Do you think you could survive without the internet for one year?

ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
For one whole year Paul Miller will live without the Internet, and as of publishing this article, Miller has not been online for three months.

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(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) 2012/07/20 00:52:16

No

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Sarah Alexander 2012/07/20 18:34:45

No

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I need it for work, I have to e-mail with my german colleagues and write papers and do internet research - it wouldn't be possible in my position.

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/20 18:31:50

No

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I get my news there !!

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Gary Devon Linger 2012/07/20 18:12:15

Yes

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I lived many years without the internet so if for some reason I was forced to live without it for a year I could do it without no anxiety or worries what so ever.

Now saying that, as long as I do not have to give up the internet I will continue to use it. Should I have to do without it I guess I will be reading a lot of books.

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daveygater to Gary De... 2012/07/20 18:41:29

also it would be harder to find a new job, get a better deal on things not regularly advertised in a local newspaper or broadcast tv, and make social contacts beyond your personal circle of regular acquaintances

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Gary De... to daveygater 2012/07/20 21:28:06

True but as I said I remember not all that long ago when the internet did not exist and we seemed to do alright. While the internet is convenient it is not a necessity. Necessities are the things I would have a hard time without for any period of time.

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Gary De... to daveygater 2012/07/20 21:38:10

While the internet is convenient it is not a necessity. Of coarse modern tech has made much of what we have in the way of creature comfort and security seem like necessities but with a little survivalist knowledge we could thrive without much of our creature comforts. We may not like it but we would adapt. Our ancestors did alright and took nothing for granted. To tell you the truth if we were to have to go back at least 150 years we would appreciate things a bit more and take nothing for granted.

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overdog001 2012/07/20 18:00:42

No

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How long could you survive without indoor plumbing? Without heat?

This ABC story is grandstanding by some self-satisfied a-hole who thinks he's better than you now.

I am all in favor of Western Civilization. We worked for 10,000 years and more to get where we are, with indoor plumbing, clothing that buttons, electricity, television, radio, cars and trucks, and ESPECIALLY the internet. I work to make it happen, I am proud that it is in the world.

I'll have no truck with anyone who says Western Civilization is evil. The smirking of self-satisfied little gimboids and luddites makes me want to use my modern rail-gun to redecorate them. Improve and the race grows; stagnate and race dies. Choose.

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xcide13 to overdog001 2012/07/20 18:32:40

I can see where you're coming from but there are many among us who can't survive without these amenities...which is all that they are, amenities. When we turn our backs on our animalistic roots it will come back to bite us in the ass. I, personally, could live without any modern amenities and be perfectly happy. But then again i'm not sure there are a significant number of people in America that would even know where to begin.

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KyoriYuki 2012/07/20 17:54:48

No

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Memecenter, facebook, google, sodahead, pornhub

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Loneseer 2012/07/20 17:54:45

No

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Because I have online banking and when I can't get it in my own town than I have to go on line to buy things.

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Altering_Minds. 2012/07/20 17:51:03

Yes

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As long as I need...but I can't say much for the guy in the picture...

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Papilio 2012/07/20 17:45:10

Yes

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If the internet doesn't work I read some books.I have MANY books.
Guess what will i do?

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Jackie 2012/07/20 17:43:09

No

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I'd go into withdrawal. LOL

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☆FritzW☆ 2012/07/20 17:34:05

No

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I say no because I use the internet for business purposes; selling product, etc. If I didn't have a professional interest in using the internet... strictly as a personal hobby... I'd have no problems giving up the internet for the year.

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Sage 2012/07/20 17:28:46

No

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My business relies on internet communication. So, unless I want to starve under a bridge somewhere, I need to access internet. Also, my family is spread all over the country and I use the internet to keep in touch with them without spending an arm and leg on long distance phone charges. People who try to feel "noble" and righteous by making a big deal about avoiding the internet, should also wear hair shirts and sleep on a bed of nails. THEN maybe we will be impressed by them.

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Madi 2012/07/20 17:28:05

No

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I do too much online shopping!

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Cat 2012/07/20 17:26:10

No

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I live in a pretty rural area, so 90% of my college classes are taken online. Going off line for a year would only delay my degree for a year.
Though maybe after college is done? By then, I'll probably be happy to avoid the computer for a while!

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patchulie 2012/07/20 17:22:16

No

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Before 2008(that is the year I got my first iPhone)
I was a comptuter retard... Seriously, no computer, laptop, text tweet facespace, nothing... OMG I cannot remember life before iPhones ;-)

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Nakia Douglas 2012/07/20 17:21:11

No

1 month- this isn't so bad
2 month you can do this don't crack
3 month in a comer must get on Facebook
4 month opening the laptop screen and looking at it
2 minutes on facebook and Twitter

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Sydney.nightshade 2012/07/20 17:19:48

Yes

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I didn't even get internet until i was 18-19. Of course I would miss things, but people have forgotten what real life is like. Don't even get me started on how technology is ruining society.

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YOMOMMA 2012/07/20 17:10:32

Yes

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I did for 30 + years. I would just go use the neighbor's computer. May be I may get something done. But Id have to cheat and access sodahead!

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charles nelson 2012/07/20 17:02:03

No

No, I know the real world and it ain't pretty.

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Kimberley 2012/07/20 16:58:41

No

Absolutely NO!

We have to market ourselves in order to sell anything and therefore be able to survive.

It's stupid to not use the tools that are out there for us to use.

Goodness!

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lovelygoddess101 2012/07/20 16:50:03

No

My school and work kind of depend on it.

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DavyJones67 2012/07/20 16:46:44

No

should have a maybe

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WEREWOLF 2012/07/20 16:36:57

No

maybe 3 months but that might be pushing my limits

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waterlady 2012/07/20 16:34:04

No

It has become a way of life. I would not have soda head friends without it.

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kdog 2012/07/20 16:22:43

No

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I bet there would be a lot more yes votes by people who don't really use the Internet, however there's a good chance they'll never see this question.

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Oli 2012/07/20 16:19:38

No

I rely heavily on the internet for watching programmes i forgot about, and a lot of my college coursework.

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lowlevelstateworker 2012/07/20 16:16:53

Yes

I did without it for more than 15 years before it became available to me, and for years on and off since.

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Kimberley to lowleve... 2012/07/20 16:59:32

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You must be one of those people who are over 50. People who are over 50 and 60 seem to be very slow to adapt to computers.

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Nightstar22 2012/07/20 16:16:42

No

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I wish there was a maybe answer.. (-; I have went without it for a few weeks by choice. I found that when I disabled my Facebook for 4 months I had alot of time on my hands and was able to do more than I have in a long time. There are days I like to shut my phone and computer off just to enjoy what G-d has given us!! (of course it makes people mad when I don't answer their calls or text because society thinks you should have your phone on you and on all of the time)

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shreyag6 2012/07/20 16:14:38

No

In 2012, its impossible to do even the simplest, high school research project without the internet. Plus, teachers require papers or even homework to be typed, rather than handwritten.

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Kimberley to shreyag6 2012/07/20 16:59:47

Exactly!

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Kenken 2012/07/20 16:14:20

No

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Because Im in college and i need Google

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Kimberley to Kenken 2012/07/20 17:00:30

I need google too. But please do more research than google. Google CAN and HAS been wrong about a LOT of things. There is a lot of garbage info on the net.

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Kenken to Kimberley 2012/07/26 15:03:16

Lol i know it totally drives me nuts!! Good thing i enjoy reading

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SoftBear 2012/07/20 16:11:33

No

But Mr. Miller is correct. We are often preoccupied with the internet as a toy, rather than as a tool.

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Dan T. 2012/07/20 16:04:48

No

It's much to convenient of a medium. Get mail, news, weather and a whole host of other information from it.

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hollowpointxkilljoy 2012/07/20 16:01:29

No

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Pfft. I'd go crazy. Not ashamed to say I'm way too addicted. Lol

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