# Are you addicted to Internet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 30, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697 "2013-10-30T23:09:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697/21 "2013-10-31T18:53:49Z")

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No, I can quit anytime I want. Which will be right after I check to see if there are any new memes I’ve missed on Reddit.

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697/22 "2013-10-31T18:57:39Z")

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I really don’t think I am. I have a friend that every time he comes to my home or my office, the first thing he does is run to my computer to check email. I sometimes go a whole minute–I mean day–without checking email. It’s mostly spam anyway.

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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697/23 "2013-10-31T19:12:51Z")

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> [@Seymour Guts](#):
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> I was a little bit on usenet. From what I recall we mostly used it to exchange dinosaur and Sesame Stree porn. It was all written. _sigh_ Ah, the heady (stupid) days of youth.

It was also the largest forum in 1990s and mostly unmoderated – like Tumblr today, but much smaller.

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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697/24 "2013-10-31T19:28:38Z")

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> [@dracoi](#):
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> Just look at where you’re asking. It’s like going into a bar and asking for alcoholics. If they were ready to admit they have a problem, they’d be down the street at an AA meeting 🙂

Many addicts struggle with addiction and want to quit.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-internet/672697/25 "2013-10-31T19:43:52Z")

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> [@Bob Spooka](#):
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> No, I can quit anytime I want. Which will be right after I check to see if there are any new memes I’ve missed on Reddit.

I’m just going to check my Twitter to see if there are any new interactions. BRB (in two hours or so).

And the poll needs a “Both” option, and I agree that this thread is not what I thought it would be.

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