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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suomynonA 2012/07/20 15:41:49 (edited)

No

Once my internet went down for a week, I felt like having withdrawal from my online world. A gaming community that me and a friend built from the ground up, almost every day it needs attention or else the members will start to overthrow it and eventually it would die without administration for a certain period of time. After one year, it would just be a graveyard.

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daveygater to suomynonA 2012/07/20 18:42:58

the ultimate addiction (perhaps will become the biggest problem of civilization)

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Lana Riley-Brown 2012/07/20 15:40:25

Yes

What was promised to be the super highway has been nothing but mostly lies that every nut job thinks is gospel truth. Very hard to find the truth but as we know most ppl really don't care about the truth and are too happy to send the garbage on to all the stupid people they know. Paul Miller may feel like he is out of the loop but really he now is having a real life. I am rather jealous of him and hope he enjoys his new life. We did Not have PC's. nor cells (leashes) in the 60's and we were able to stop a unjust war, got civil rights etc. etc. without this silly ass dumb thing. PC's are not used for what they were supposed to do and that is a pity !

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Kimberley to Lana Ri... 2012/07/20 17:01:58

I'm exhausted from having to use the internet so much ....but it's necessary for advertising purposes.

My favorite website is FAB.COM. There is a lot of cool stuff on there. People are amazingly creative these days with all the technology we have at our disposal. Lots of cool stuff to buy and enjoy!

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joshua ben-ami 2012/07/20 15:33:04

Yes

Did so for many years before the net

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elvira 2012/07/20 15:18:35

No

Although my generation grew up without all the distractions the WWW has to offer, I find myself on the computer at least an hour or two per day. That's a lot of wasted time. I realize younger people are constantly either on their i phones or laptops but this is their "thing". I hope it doesn't cause all the damage doctors and researchers are saying it does: Lack of social skills, lack of an active life, etc.

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G Michael Leonard 2012/07/20 15:06:05

Yes

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As a research tool, I would have a difficult time. For anything else, no problem. My love of technology is eequal to my despise of how it is used- Despite my job requiring me to be connected, I refuse to be tethered. It's because it distracts me from living my life in THE REAL WORLD. I find peoples use of it to be invasive, abusive and outright dangerous to others. Somewhere along the way Arthur Clark's vision of "Technology as an enhancement of life" has become the opposite- "Technology has become a substitute for getting a life" .- a society where the sheep place technology ahead of individualism.

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nate 2012/07/20 14:59:50

No

No YouTube or Netflix for a year! I don't think I could do it.

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cin 2012/07/20 14:57:58

Yes

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I definitely could. Sure the Internet is fun but I still remember how it was before the Internet an I'd be perfectly ok going back.

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cc 2012/07/20 14:55:53

Yes

Most of us who have lived in the non-internet era could readjust. There is a growing generation who would fall apart. Checks? Paper maps? No smartphones? Phone books? Waiting for the Post Offiice?
Insanity would prevail.

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Lana Ri... to cc 2012/07/20 15:49:15

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Let them fall apart and be made to learn how to live with out this silly PC. How sad they do not know how to read a map, use a phone book and drive anywhere without a silly GPS. I met some of the nicest ppl around the country since I would have to ask directions at times.
Those wedded to their silly toys lack social graces that is for certain. They have no idea how to hold a conversation an to think they will be the elected officials some day. God save us all.

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Pookie 2012/07/20 14:54:47

No

I'd go straight up loony.. ive been on the computer for at least 13 hours a day since i was 7. Everytime i can't go on it i look at my mom like....

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cheighti g 2012/07/20 14:49:49

No

ip robly could one week

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the fuze 2012/07/20 14:49:06

Yes

I did it for about 20 years of my life, it would be an adjustment at first, but I could do it.

I think I might even be better off for it.

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Lana Ri... to the fuze 2012/07/20 15:50:54

Yes you would and much more able to use the brain that God gave you.

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Lil 2012/07/20 14:48:53 (edited)
the fuze to Lil 2012/07/20 16:38:01

That... kinda freaks me out.

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TheMayor 2012/07/20 14:46:57

No

... honestly NO!!!!!! I have unplugged from FaceBook and life improved. I will admit that sending letters, writing checks, going to the bank, etc. might be cheaper; however, I do a great deal of research on-line and save a lot of time, effort and money.

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Lord Emperor Kami Guro Bage... 2012/07/20 14:39:45

No

Not really

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gaylehelen 2012/07/20 14:38:01

Yes

Why not, I've done it before. I take a week off every now and then. Everyone should try it! It's good for you.
I miss the "travel" the most.

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cypher 2012/07/20 14:28:02

Yes

I'm not much of an internet buff and only spend 2 hours a week online so not to hard for me so instead I ask if I could give up something of equality to me for a year (games console) and I don't think I could do that so kudos to Miller

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Diddley Squat 2012/07/20 14:20:21

No

No, absolutely not. A day? Possible. But no longer than that!!!!!

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New Yorker 2012/07/20 14:18:36

No

H to the E to the double L.....NO! The internet has made my life much more efficient for work as well as play in terms of knowledge and finding information at my fingertips. Thank you internet Gods.

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sabre2th1 2012/07/20 14:16:40

Yes

My plan is to one day move away and live in a rural area of the world and own a farm and "live off the fat of the land" as the saying goes. But first I gotta finnish this God-damn college argh

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Greg 2012/07/20 14:13:56

No

No, because it's how I pay my bills, and conduct what business I have to address.

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Lana Ri... to Greg 2012/07/20 15:53:10

Simple, write a check if you remember how to write that is.

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Greg to Lana Ri... 2012/07/26 10:36:17

A logical, if not snotty answer! Thanks!

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Monkey D. Luffy 2012/07/20 14:09:58

Yes

I can live without the internet not without my anime and manga :(

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Larry 2012/07/20 13:57:37

Yes

but Id miss it

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Steve 2012/07/20 13:57:15

No

My job alone requires the use of the internet. Now, if push came to shove, of course I could survive, but the internet has become a part of everyday life.

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Lina Blub 2012/07/20 13:54:32

No

same thing with a cellphone without range&i;-net

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Lana Ri... to Lina Blub 2012/07/20 16:12:54
Lina Blub to Lana Ri... 2012/07/20 20:53:10

lol I dont like cellphones either, but my mom forces me to carry around one for emergencies

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Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥ 2012/07/20 13:13:52

No

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♥SocialOutcastshavemorefun♥ 2012/07/20 12:31:50 (edited)

No

D:

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Maryam 2012/07/20 11:56:22

Yes

but sure at work nope

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PandahSixx 2012/07/20 10:01:08

No

don't even say that -_-

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Elizabeth 2012/07/20 09:52:36 (edited)

No

i'll tell you one thing, with me, its either internet or DEATH, thats how much i'm totally obsessed with it.

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Rebellion 2012/07/20 09:27:23

No

Without Internet no, without Facebook and other social media, yes.

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Marianne 2012/07/20 09:25:30

No

That would be probably hard, as I currently use Internet at work - for links, information, professional contacts. I would have to work about six to eight times as much, if I had to come back to the typewriter, to manual work, etc., and would need to consult hundreds of books to collect all the information needed for the job.

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