I've a couple of questions on this.
1. How long have you had internet access in the home, be it through a computer or decent mobile?
2. Have your online activities changed from when you first went online until today? If so then how?
3. Do you think your life would be different if you never went online? If so then how different?
I never actually had internet at home until I was around 17. Until then I was very very social. I went out with friends every day. We'd stay at eachothers houses every week. When I first went online at home, my main use for the internet was to socialize. I wanted to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.
Over time, my internet activities have changed. I do still like to socialize. But people have changed and so I tend to mainly play games online, rather then talk to friends. It's hard to say how my life would be, had I never went online. I lost contact with some friends. Had I not gone online, I think I'd have still lost contact with them when I did. Other friends have moved online and so I don't think I'd see them much. But I think I'd have more friends and I'd still be as social as I used to be before I went online.
That said, overall I don't think I made a mistake by going online. I think the existence of the internet of today would have altered my lifestyle no matter what. The type of person I am followed by my interests in general, kinda says that I suit being online a lot. I mean I like computers a lot and would like to build them and learn about them. I feel more free online and more equal to people. It's pretty much like living another life.
1. How long have you had internet access in the home, be it through a computer or decent mobile?
2. Have your online activities changed from when you first went online until today? If so then how?
3. Do you think your life would be different if you never went online? If so then how different?
I never actually had internet at home until I was around 17. Until then I was very very social. I went out with friends every day. We'd stay at eachothers houses every week. When I first went online at home, my main use for the internet was to socialize. I wanted to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.
Over time, my internet activities have changed. I do still like to socialize. But people have changed and so I tend to mainly play games online, rather then talk to friends. It's hard to say how my life would be, had I never went online. I lost contact with some friends. Had I not gone online, I think I'd have still lost contact with them when I did. Other friends have moved online and so I don't think I'd see them much. But I think I'd have more friends and I'd still be as social as I used to be before I went online.
That said, overall I don't think I made a mistake by going online. I think the existence of the internet of today would have altered my lifestyle no matter what. The type of person I am followed by my interests in general, kinda says that I suit being online a lot. I mean I like computers a lot and would like to build them and learn about them. I feel more free online and more equal to people. It's pretty much like living another life.