oh and mind-fi!

Deadcake said:

oh and mind-fi!

Hilarious!

I quit FB about 7 months ago and haven't looked back.

I've done it in the not too distant past. I could stop right now and never go back if I had to. I've got enough music (in physical formats) and books to keep me busy for three lifetimes. I wouldn't miss the "social" aspect at all, and I've still got a landline telephone number. The only thing I would miss is the easy access to random, useless information. But you get used to losing that pretty quick.

Also, I've never had a cell phone plan that included texting or internet. I've never sent a single text in my entire life. Still never used Facesuck, either.

Cerebus said:

I've done it in the not too distant past. I could stop right now and never go back if I had to. I've got enough music (in physical formats) and books to keep me busy for three lifetimes. I wouldn't miss the "social" aspect at all, and I've still got a landline telephone number. The only thing I would miss is the easy access to random, useless information. But you get used to losing that pretty quick.

I wonder if that is really true.

NDRU said:

Cerebus said:

I've done it in the not too distant past. I could stop right now and never go back if I had to. I've got enough music (in physical formats) and books to keep me busy for three lifetimes. I wouldn't miss the "social" aspect at all, and I've still got a landline telephone number. The only thing I would miss is the easy access to random, useless information. But you get used to losing that pretty quick.

I wonder if that is really true.

Really? I mean, do you really wonder that, going by what you've seen of me here? Ask anyone who has ever tried to get me on the phone how much I care about being social. When I'm here at the org I'm always doing something else at the same time. If the internet was gone, even if my computer was gone, I'd be just fine.

Cerebus said:

NDRU said:

I wonder if that is really true.

Really? I mean, do you really wonder that, going by what you've seen of me here? Ask anyone who has ever tried to get me on the phone how much I care about being social. When I'm here at the org I'm always doing something else at the same time. If the internet was gone, even if my computer was gone, I'd be just fine.

Obviously I don't know you or whether you would miss it. But I say that based on how much you post. You must get something out of it.

I think the fact that your friends can't get you on the phone but I can reach you here says something about how this type of socializing appeals to your personality-type. I know that is true for me.

But then, I know I also socialize online just as a waste of time, and if I am doing stuff that is interesting, I don't miss it.

i did that from 2003-2008.

I don't do Facebook, I kicked Twitter to the curb 7 months ago, and don't answer my cell that often unless its work related. I probably couldn't get rid of email, because if you wish to reach me that's the on sure way I'll respond.

No

Cerebus said:

NDRU said:

I wonder if that is really true.

Really? I mean, do you really wonder that, going by what you've seen of me here? Ask anyone who has ever tried to get me on the phone how much I care about being social. When I'm here at the org I'm always doing something else at the same time. If the internet was gone, even if my computer was gone, I'd be just fine.

I'm like you.

I'm guessing you can also go a weekend without talking to people and be perfectly fine?

I was disconnected for about 40 years.

My kids are going to disconnect for awhile, but they don't know it yet.

Cerebus said:

Also, I've never had a cell phone plan that included texting or internet. I've never sent a single text in my entire life. Still never used Facesuck, either.

"Machete don't text".

SUPRMAN said:

Cerebus said:

Really? I mean, do you really wonder that, going by what you've seen of me here? Ask anyone who has ever tried to get me on the phone how much I care about being social. When I'm here at the org I'm always doing something else at the same time. If the internet was gone, even if my computer was gone, I'd be just fine.

I'm like you.

I'm guessing you can also go a weekend without talking to people and be perfectly fine?

Very little makes me more happy than getting way into a book and completely losing track of time over a weekend (or a week, for that matter). And honestly, I go a majority of my weekends without "talking" to any people. My family, which is VERY small and my handful of very close friends know how to get me if it's an emergency. Otherwise, I don't do a lot of casual socializing.

Other than...

Would be so hard, especially online, though I tried it.

NDRU said:

Cerebus said:

Really? I mean, do you really wonder that, going by what you've seen of me here? Ask anyone who has ever tried to get me on the phone how much I care about being social. When I'm here at the org I'm always doing something else at the same time. If the internet was gone, even if my computer was gone, I'd be just fine.

Obviously I don't know you or whether you would miss it. But I say that based on how much you post. You must get something out of it.

I think the fact that your friends can't get you on the phone but I can reach you here says something about how this type of socializing appeals to your personality-type. I know that is true for me.

But then, I know I also socialize online just as a waste of time, and if I am doing stuff that is interesting, I don't miss it.

OK, that's fair, because I do post here a lot (and at a couple other places online). And I would never say it doesn't appeal to me, because it clearly does. But I also left not that long ago for a couple months and didn't think twice about it.

That's just part of my personality. I stopped smoking and abusing certain substances the same way. Just stopped. Never did them again.

Unfortunately, I'm the same way with people. I have a few very old friends - like, over twenty years of knowing them - but I don't have any real desire to attach myself to any new ones. I don't stay in touch with people I work with. I don't stay in touch with friends of friends or the people on the fringe of relationships. When I say I hate everyone equally, it's really only partially a joke.

In regards to the OP question, so long as I have a landline to stay in touch with my small group of family and friends I could drop all the rest in a second and never look back. Like I said, without ever buying anything new I have enough music and reading materials to last me many decades. That's more than enough to keep this hermit happy.

RodeoSchro said:

Cerebus said:

Also, I've never had a cell phone plan that included texting or internet. I've never sent a single text in my entire life. Still never used Facesuck, either.

"Machete don't text".

I don't even know what that means and it made me laugh.

RodeoSchro said:

I was disconnected for about 40 years.

My kids are going to disconnect for awhile, but they don't know it yet.

You should take a look at that book NDRU posted about, the differences the disconnect made to the kids were extraordinary.

Deadcake said:

RodeoSchro said:

I was disconnected for about 40 years.

My kids are going to disconnect for awhile, but they don't know it yet.

You should take a look at that book NDRU posted about, the differences the disconnect made to the kids were extraordinary.

Yes, and obviously I have not disconnected, but the book did make me think quite long and hard about it.

I was disconnected for almost 30 years, and that is all fine and dandy, but now I am totally connected. It's like saying you did not smoke crack for most of your life. Never too late to become a junkie.

NDRU said:

Deadcake said:

You should take a look at that book NDRU posted about, the differences the disconnect made to the kids were extraordinary.

Yes, and obviously I have not disconnected, but the book did make me think quite long and hard about it.

I was disconnected for almost 30 years, and that is all fine and dandy, but now I am totally connected. It's like saying you did not smoke crack for most of your life. Never too late to become a junkie.

Facebook is internet crack.

i have for a while, it was difficult esp seeing i dont like 2 watch tv....

except porn sites and facebook they were actually very easy

phone would b the hardest as i need it for when my kids r away

Given that I'm not all that connected I guess it wouldn't be too big of a problem. But then again I do realize that I do a lot of "normal" things online that I don't think I could function without for a week.

I was reading 2 articles yesturday (online) one was a person's observation of how young parents are missing out on those "undivided attention" moments with their kids because they are constantly checking their texts and such. The other was some couples who use text messaging to communicate things they don't want their kids to hear, such as back in the day when parents would spell words so the kids wouldn't know what they were saying.

i think we all could use a fewer concentrations to cater to...