Is the Internet an Addiction?

[Stupot]

There so many things to do online.
The problem is when you've been online eight hours solid and then realise you haven't done any of those things

[Tuomas]

Well there's a couple of things I use the internet for. 1. AGS/ProgArchives forums. 2. Reading my e-mail. 3. Paying my bills. 4. Reading newspapers that I cannot order. Oh, and 5. Random stuff when I've got nothing else to do (youtube, porn, etc).

See, Everytime I open the computer, I check the forums, at the same time my e-mail page opens. When I've done that, it's about 30 minutes seeing as I get around 10 e-mails a day, I go read the wsws.org site and then the Aftonbladet occasionally, and sometimes Opendemocracy.net. Also, I get the e-mail version of NY Times. That's about it. Then I spend time drawing, listening to music, playing music, jogging (not today due to blood donations), watching random stuff on telly, debating via msn and my blog, and reading.

Usually at around 4-5pm I join #AGS and chat throughout the night while I listen to music, but only if I can't sleep. I don't think I'm an addict, nor that I would need the internet. I spent July without a connection, and sure, I had to visit my grandma to read my mail, but I didn't lose anything since it was the summer period and all.

[Domino]

I do work a Full-Time job so i'm not on every single hour of the day, but we have internet here at work and that doesn't help. aaarrghh!