Now unless you have an iphone or a Blueberry or at least a phone with the ability to connect to facebook you are seen as a modern day neanderthal.
How did we cope before the internet? I actually can't remember. I actually can't. My life can't have been fun. I mean how did I know what was going on?
How did we have banter with our friends before facebook status and comment?
How did we listen to music and discover new bands?
How did we arrange to meet up with people?
How did we express our opinions?
What did we do when we were bored?
These are important questions I think, which is why I am going to give up the internet for a week. No more facebook, no more youtube, no more twitter, no more Spotify!
Even writing that last sentence has given me a panic attack. Can I really do without those things?
Honestly? I don't know.
But I want to find out. I want to find out how my life is affected. I want to find out whether its better or worse. Will it affect me at all? Will it affect the type of person I am? Will it affect my relationships? Will it turn me into a recluse?
I don't know. I hope not but I am excited to find out.
I'm not doing this because I think the internet is evil. I'm not doing this to prove we don't need all the things the internet provides?
Because I think the internet is a wonderful thing. And I think it has opened my eyes to the world. To issues that I wouldn't have known about without it. Things like child soldiers in Norhern Uganda. To friends I had lost contact with. That's been a positive thing. It's almost ruined my life by letting me have access to porn anytime I like. That's not so good.
So we'll see how it goes. I could go crazy after a few hours. I could cave in and run back into the arms of facebook before breakfast. You might find me wandering the streets late at night looking for someone to give me a hit of their iphone.
But it could be good for me too. I guess we will find out soon enough.
So from Wendesday night I will be offline.
Tomorrow I will write a bit about how I am feeling before I start.
Now. Can anyone show me how to use a pen again?
