I miss the days when I never used the computer and the internet, anybody else?

[skim milk]

I got my first computer when I was in 11th in high school.. now almost 3 years later, i miss the days when I didn't have a computer and the internet.


I was always out having so much fun... usually never home.

But nowadays, I waste so much time browsing web sites and playing games. I also got much lazier than before.


I also missed out on some things during my late high school years, and I lack some social skills. I'm developing my social skills later than usual which were supposed to develop in high school! lol


anybody have similar experiences to share?

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Nope.

 

[Maleficus]

Nopers

 

If I added up all the interesting facts, research, fun and all other information I've gleaned since I started using computers and the Internet it'd probably be about 1/6 of what I know.

And I can GUARANTEE that if the Internet wasn't here, I sure as hell wouldn't be out in the library looking it up.

 

[acidvoodoo]

i sometimes think that, but the internet is a superior source of information, i've developed so many of my interests this way, its great.

the way i look at it is.................i hardly watch tv any more, as most people who aren't net addicts do, so there is no harm

 

[DurocShark]

I actually miss the days when getting on the net or on BBS's required more than a $299 PC from WallyWorld.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Honestly I wish I had never ever EVER touched a computer. I would have been healthy instead of learning to be a lazy fvck. I wouldn't have been in great shape instead of nursing alergies and alergy-induced athsma. I never would have had my heart broken over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, and I would probably still be in the Marines right out of HS.

 

[Joemonkey]

Like acidvoodoo i watch very little tv any more, so I think it's evened itself out. I even cancelled cable and just download the shows I want to see, and watch them at my leisure

 

[Wallydraigle]

No way. I was 21 the first time I ever saw the internet. I know way more about lots of things than I did before I got the internet. If I never went online I probably never would have gotten into photography, and that's a huge thing to me now. I go all over the place now looking for things to shoot. I spend loads of time outside actually doing stuff. I don't really watch TV anymore, so I've got that going for me too.

 

[zoiks]

I feel like I lost a chunk of my life in front of computers. I remember a lot of great memories before my 'computer years' but nothing spectacular during.

 

[Chaotic42]

I started using a computer when I was 4, so I don't really remember life without them.

 

[abracadabra1]

Originally posted by: jumpr
If I added up all the interesting facts, research, fun and all other information I've gleaned since I started using computers and the Internet it'd probably be about 1/6 of what I know.

And I can GUARANTEE that if the Internet wasn't here, I sure as hell wouldn't be out in the library looking it up.

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Maleficus
Nopers

got my first PC in 4th grade.....i still go outside, but i use the computer quite a few hours a day

 

[MovingTarget]

Originally posted by: Lithium381

Originally posted by: Maleficus
Nopers

got my first PC in 4th grade.....i still go outside, but i use the computer quite a few hours a day

Same here...except it was the third for me. Heck, I'm still using the printer I got back them on my rig. Computers are a black hole for any and all free time nowadays. I try to stay away from them, but it never works.

 

[dman]

Sometimes I wonder what I would be doing if there weren't computers. Probaby a car mechanic of some sort.

 

[dmurray14]

I've thought about this myself, and in all honesty I think I'm a better person because of the internet. True, I probably would be outside more, but I sure as hell wouldn't have so many interests and divirsified hobbies as I do now. It has also opened me up to different people, cultures, and lifestyles, things I wouldn't be able to see playing around in my backyard. As far as the social aspect, I don't think the computer or internet is preventing me from anything. In fact, I can't remember a single time I have refused to go out with friends or to a party because I'm doing something online. The internet will always be there, and it's a great resource for your free time. Though it can be distracting at times, I think it's a great thing.

Dan

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: fritolays
I got my first computer when I was in 11th in high school.. now almost 3 years later, i miss the days when I didn't have a computer and the internet.


I was always out having so much fun... usually never home.

But nowadays, I waste so much time browsing web sites and playing games. I also got much lazier than before.


I also missed out on some things during my late high school years, and I lack some social skills. I'm developing my social skills later than usual which were supposed to develop in high school! lol


anybody have similar experiences to share?

thank god computers and the internet came. before that, it was wasting my time in front of the TV.

 

[Kadarin]

Heh.. when I move into my new place, I'm sorely tempted to not get cable or satellite tv, for the simple fact that I watch so little of it anyway that it wouldn't be worth the ~$50/month...

 

[thirtythree]

I don't miss anything.

 

[skim milk]

y'all suck.

 

[Rainsford]

Nope. Computers are something I enjoy and something I'm good at. They gave me something to major in in college so unlike most people I didn't switch my major 6 times trying in vain to find something I liked. And unlike a lot of people, I don't think there is anything wrong with having computers as a hobby and/or profession. Sure, if it consumes your whole life maybe it's not too good, but this idea that working on your car is different from working on your computer doesn't make sense to me.