Study Shows Internet Addicts Cover Up Habit, says Reuters.

Not me, I thought. I'm proud to be a junkie.

Then I read this: "More than one in eight U.S. adults finds it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time."

Several days at a time?

What the hell kind of metric is that? I don't go days without reading a newspaper, or turning on the TV, why would I go days without the Precious the most useful information source around?

From a study here.

Comments

[bobbsitter]

Did they use a computer and the internet to come up with this study? In which case how many hours did they spend on each?

[Doug H]

"the Precious"...I've heard others use that term before. gollum

[coturnix]

If I go out of town, I am prefectly happy not to see a computer for days - there is so much more other stuff to enjoy. But at home - it's minutes, not days, and I start shaking uncontrollably!

[percywalker]

I had a similar reaction upon reading that Mel Gibson's blood alcohol was 0.12. I thought, "0.12?! I've never been that sober."

[Lex]

Oddly enough, that question came up yesterday when I was guest-lecturing down at Davidson. I said no, I don't really have any problem walking away from the machine for a week or more, particularly but not exclusively on vacation. The questioner then asked if I didn't "get into trouble" if I didn't blog daily. I'm not quite sure where that was coming from ....

[Kim]

Hmmm. Actually, if I'm aways on vacation I tend to try to avoid newspapers and news in general. For example, we'll be taking a trip to Disney this spring and we'll be gone for 10 days. I plan to not look at a newspaper or tv show for the entire time. I might bring my laptop but only so I can post pictures. Or I might not. I might just take a 10 day break! It's good for the soul every once in a while.

[Daniel]

I can quit any time I want. I choose not to.