so i'm taking a leap towards a better future....

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

yes that's right, i am officially taking action to better my future and well-being... how you ask? well my gf and i that have been living together for a year are moving into our first home (which we are renting due to being in college) and have decided to have no television nor internet connection in our home. to some this may sound like an easy task, however i have been watching television since i could open my eyes and have surfed the internet since it took 12 minutes to access any domain. i think due to the mainstream media filling our heads with false facts and the internet occupying 50% of my time, that this is a great idea for myself. i see myself focusing more so on my school-work and outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing, and most of all excercising. i don't want any part in knowing that the price of oil is going up today on a daily basis (even though we are all aware of this), the newest gossip about the hottest celebrity, or even who is ahead in this joke of a political race. i will most likely miss out on a lot of information due to this change, since i do like to stay informed on news, but i can always read false information on the internet when i go to school.

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[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Have fun with that.

 

[boalova13 10+ year member]

Good luck man, at least you can get your ca fix at school

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

Good Luck

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

The T.V, no,....the I-Net, yes

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Have fun Mr. Flintstone in the Stone Age.

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'll be honest. It would be quite hard for me without the interwebs in everyday life.

nG

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

When you get in a fight with ur GF what are u gonna do? You wont be able to hop on the computer or just go watch tv

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

When you get in a fight with ur GF what are u gonna do? You wont be able to hop on the computer or just go watch tv

take my dog for a walk, wash my car, workout, do much-needed homework, work on my car, ride my bike, clean my room, cook meals for the week, mess with my aquarium, go fishing, ***** about gas prices to myself, study, read a book (which i haven't done in a long time), etc, etc.

that is America's problem, we are all lazy and have forgotten about the better things in life. we let the tv and computer occupy our time when we could be enjoying life.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I have a net based business so I can't do it but have mentioned to my wife for years how I would love to do that. My life now is controlled by websites, web servers, email, CA, support tickets, upstream internet providers and sitting in front of the tube all day long watching the news and being followed everywhere I go (even when I shit) by my blackberry.

The only thing I do other than those things is do a few things around the house, food shopping and hit the gym so I can say I would honestly like it for a change. Not forever but it would be nice to just try for a year and see how I do.

I would imagine a few would cave after a short amount of time though as technology has become such a huge part of our lives.

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

I have a net based business so I can't do it but have mentioned to my wife for years how I would love to do that. My life now is controlled by websites, web servers, email, CA, support tickets, upstream internet providers and sitting in front of the tube all day long watching the news and being followed everywhere I go (even when I shit) by my blackberry.
The only thing I do other than those things is do a few things around the house, food shopping and hit the gym so I can say I would honestly like it for a change. Not forever but it would be nice to just try for a year and see how I do.

I would imagine a few would cave after a short amount of time though as technology has become such a huge part of our lives.

life sound simliar to mine.

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

i am sure it will be hard at first, but after a while i won't miss it like anything else i don't have for a period of time.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

so you are giving up tv and internet so you can have more time to kill animals, nice

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

ps you should post noods of said GF before you go, she will never find out (no internet)