Intel came up with a novel way to show how important the Internet and computing have become in the lives of Americans. In conjunction with Harris Interactive, the company conducted a survey of adults in the United States under the prosaic-enough banner “Internet Reliance in Today’s Economy.”
But the first “key finding” from the study is a little more attention-grabbing. According to the study, 46 percent of women and 30 percent of men would opt to forgo sex for two weeks instead of giving up access to their precious Internet for the same period.
More broadly, those surveyed said access to the Internet ranked highest among the discretionary spending items they could not live without. Cable television, dining out, shopping for clothes and gym memberships followed in declining importance.
6 comments:
wow. this is very interesting. the internet connects people. i think for just a time line of just two weeks it doesn't necessarily mean that it is more important than sex. i think most people are just more accustomed to going long periods of time (or at least 2 weeks) without having sex than they are without internet. i hope that episode of south park doesn't become reality!
This is crazy. Society is moving away from human contact. You're right Vance, the internet connects people, but I think its at the cost of human interaction. I think the results are kind of sad.
I think its safe to say one of the reasons why people may be willing to give up sex for internet access is because of the increased availability of internet porn sites. Not to be vulgar or anything but I can see that being the case. Also, I think this only goes to further show how important being connected is for some people. There are a lot of people out there who can barely put down their blackberrys or cellphones for an hour at dinner
I believe this is not exaggeration, thinking about the importance that the internet has in our lives. But I think it's more of a convenience that neccessity.
why aren't cell phones on the list?
yea. i never thought about it like that Great Grant. Just another addition to a long list of technology that can bring us closer and at the same time, take us farther apart.
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