Reuters reports on a recent survey, conducted by advertising agency JWT, which shows that surfing the net has become an obsession for many Americans. According to the survey, the majority of U.S. adults feel they cannot go for a week without going online. Of the 1,011 American adults who were surveyed 15 percent said they could live without Internet just a day or less, 21 percent said a couple of days, and another 19 percent said a few days. Only a fifth said they could go for a week. More than a quarter of respondents -- 28 percent -- admitted spending less time socializing face-to-face with peers because of the amount of time they spend online. Twenty percent said they spend less time having sex because they are online.
My initial reaction was: Only 15 percent cannot be without the Internet for a whole day? Good lord, that's nothing! I get anxious if I am not online for a couple of hours. And others are even more addicted: A Chinese man was recently found dead after playing Internet games for three days straight.
As for the decline of sex, I guess with Friendster outdated, MySpace eclipsed by the "adult" Facebook, and Second Life essentially out-hyped, it is no surprise that online encounters do not lead to real-world dating anymore. The virtual realms have become "walled gardens" in which you meet people you already know, and the online mode of presence is "digital pour digital" -- no further action required. You always know where your friends are but you never meet them. You have your "social graph" but no more social life. You throw sheep instead of parties (Facebook users know what I'm talking about). And when someone dies, you learn that via feed or mydeathspace.com.
All this may nurture a new form of social conservatism online that is not unknown to those parts of America that are said to be less populated by digerati. The characteristics are the same: Owning and cultivating a home (profile), putting a bumper sticker (item) with your political views on your car, and showing up at community events (joining a group or a cause) once in a while and a la carte. Our ueber-convergent selves in the time of social media live in the constant promise, but without fulfillment -- joyless and lonely crowds of one.
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