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Life without the internet is a foreign concept to most young people now. It has become a part of our lifestyle, and anyone who does not have access to the internet feels like they are missing out on something important. Socialising is done online through socialising websites, online communities, forums and chat rooms. You no longer have to leave the comfort of your home to chat to a friend in another country.

All this on the one hand is brilliant. Easy access to information from all over the world and the ability to keep in contact with friends without paying to phone them sounds great. However, what happens when the internet is taken away from the new age internet "junkies"?

Life without the internet is not as bad as people may think. In fact it is just as good, and sometimes better than, life with the internet. Everyone should turn off their computers once in a while and unplug the internet cable. There are so many things you can do without the internet! The internet restricts us in a way as it tangles people up in a world where they can be anything they want to be online, they can be a respected artist, a reliable writer, a funny and outgoing individual. All of which is perfectly possible without an internet connection.

I use the internet more than I should. I find myself losing hours online surfing for information on something that I was maybe only slightly curious about to start with, but kept researching because I'm either bored or feel that I have nothing better to do. Here is the main source of the problem with people and the internet, we get caught in a misconception that there is nothing better to do other than lurk on the internet in the hope of finding something interesting to entertain us for a short while. This is completely wrong. There is always something you can do in real life which is much more interesting, fun and productive.

Turn off the internet for a day and leave alone your computer. See what you can do outside of the constraints of the internet and you might find that you come to realise that there are better things to do in real life.

Before I came to University I hardly ever used the internet, it was something I used at school briefly for research. I didn't even have a computer at home until I was fourteen years old, and even then I was more interested in using it to type up stories neatly than browse online. I still write but not half as much as I did before University. I tend to draw more now in an effort to try and stay away from the internet and limit my time on it. I know that I can waste days online just searching for things to satisfy my curiosity. But, you know what; I much prefer reading information from a book. Books have that wonderful paper smell and are physically there. They don't strain your eyes and don't waste your time with adverts and related links.

The internet is something we need to be more responsible with. This counts for everyone who uses it. Is it really worth spending your entire life drifting through the seas of cyber space when you could be windsurfing the real ocean? Or writing a novel? Or riding a horse? Or even spending time with your friends in a pub, a real pub and not a cyber one? Which sounds more appealing?

Life without the internet is not bad, in fact it is liberating! Use the internet for what it was intended as, a tool for research. I would not say to not use it at all; the internet is helpful for finding friends and for finding out new things. Just be sensible about using it and realise that there is more to life than building up your reputation online.

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