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

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

The TV, yes, but I personally think it's stupid to go without the internet if you can easily afford it. If you're distracted by a forum, that isn't grounds to remove the internet. That's like closing down a grocery store because you can't help but buy a burger everytime you go in there.

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

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

this guy is a genius //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

i didnt read all the posts, but to the OP:

i HAVE to use the internet for a lot of my college work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

unless you plan on strictly using school computers or something

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

i didnt read all the posts, but to the OP:
i HAVE to use the internet for a lot of my college work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

unless you plan on strictly using school computers or something

that's what campus wifi is for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I mean, at least here, all our classes are listed online, so not having internet would be pretty shitty for your grades.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

that's what campus wifi is for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

yes i understand that

personally though for writing papers or doing school-related finances, school grades, contacting professors, and even online homework, i rely a lot on internet at my apartment.

i mean, giving that stuff up i guess would reap its benefits, especially TV (i rarely watch TV, mainly for playoff sports). However, i think it would be better to have su ch things for when you need them and just teach yourself to be responsible.

more power to ya tho, good luck with that

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I commend you on all that you will try and do. I wish I could do the same, which I could stop using the internet, but I have to have my TV. I mean I have so much money involved in HT and what not and would kill me to just have it sit there and not use it, lol!

Wish you the best. Nothing wrong with it at all...........just know I couldn't do it.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

My uncle and his family have lived w.o tv or internet for 20+ years.

He retired at 45 and they travel alot, FYI.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i think keep both tv and internet and having the willpower not to overuse them and to use them properly would be better for your future than just living without

anyone can live without something, but having the willpower to control something and use it in moderation to enhance your life is a more valuable tool...alcohol comes to mind

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

I could do without TV..

but no internet would drive me crazy..

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

i watch a ton of tv currently, so this should be interesting....

you'll probably see me on Intervention having withdraws..

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

TV is meh. I do watch movies often though and well, my internet needs me.

 

[1991Brougham 10+ year member]

TV for me is not that big a deal until it's football season. Then the TV is HUGE...LOL!

The net is how I do email, read news, participate on forums, buy stuff, research things, watch markets and sometimes even find something funny!

Music...now that is something I'm almost always listening to. Whether it's the radio, my playlists, a CD, net radio, at home or in the car, music is what I'd miss the most of all on an everyday basis.

The concept I follow is quality time. Anyone can veg out for hours in front of the **** tube but to have something worthwhile to watch makes the TV a valuable asset. The net can let one explore quite a few possibilities but if one is aimless, one might as well be drunk off their butt in a public library for all the good that will do when there is so much there.

Baby, bathwater. Use the tech to help you instead of being consumed by it is my point of view.

Rick