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Originally Posted by Keith  That's a trap in itself. I was very proud of myself for dramatically cutting back my TV-watching - until I realised I was just using my newly-free time to surf the web.  |
You have a point, but I still think surfing is better than TV-viewing:
- You're reading, not listening.
- Many online "addicts" are specifically addicted to Wikipedia...an encyclopedia.
- If you're addicted to a forum, then you're required to write replies. This practices your writing skills.
- There's choice involved in what you click on. With TV, it's up to the station what you watch and when you watch it.
- In general, if you're online, you're accruing knowledge -- I can't say the same for TV.
- Overall, it's better to be addicted to intelligent websurfing than to something worse, like alcohol, WOW, or Coronation Street.