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Experiment Cuts Off Online Junkies from Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sometimes-it-still-feels-like-it's-there dept.

Ant (an Internet junkie) writes "An article from The Register reports one begins gibbering uncontrollably because he/she can't get a fix without internet access after two weeks. That, at least, is according to an 'Internet Deprivation Study' carried out by Yahoo! and advertising outfit OMD. Participants in the human experiment were deprived of the web for 14 days, and found themselves quickly succumbing to 'withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration and disconnectedness.' The reason for the rapid collapse of their universe is - say the researchers - because 'internet users feel confident, secure and empowered.'"

12 of 409 comments (clear)

  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w0rd up, GNAA!

  2. Hitler had a nice haircut by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    really.

  3. sun is evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's there fault!

  4. /me scratches eyes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hmm, maybe it's time I went to sleep and got off the Net.

  5. eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    testing testing 1 2 3

  6. Re:Doesn't surprise me in the least. by John_Allen_Mohammed · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HaHa, go ahead and mod my post as flamebait. For once the mods get it right. Doesn't matter because every comment I post on slashdot is -1 to begin with, thats what happens when your Karma is "terrible."

    The Karma whoring bitches can envy my position and my lack of need for this false community. But that's why the above mentioned people would be jittery and foaming at the mouth if they lost access to this online shit-hole called slashdot.org.

    --

    Skype Me! username: john_allen_mohammed
  7. Re:QUIT AT OWN RISK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you need a fix:

    CowboyNeal is my undead slashdotter.

    In Soviet Russia, you crawl around the ceilings of trolls.

    They have undead slashdotters, 5 for $2.... In Japan!

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of undead...

    1) Find undead slashdotters and a ceiling.
    2) ?
    3) Profit!

    I for one welcome our undead slashdotter overlords.

    Ah, that's the stuff :)
    (It's like taking that first sweet puff of nicotine patch in the mornings... what? I'm not supposed to roll them up and smoke them?)

  8. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My ex-wife got human contact from the internet, it may well have been doggy style.

  9. Re:Strange by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is /. What is "sport"?

  10. Re:Strange by Peldor · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    What you saw were only 2MPixel shots. What I got was a 4pi steradian immersion as well as the ultimate oxygen fix :)

    But I'm nearsighted so those pictures have better resolution than real life!

  11. Re:diversify your income by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your web site sucks.

  12. Re:Ehh... by Analog+Anomaly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, don't you get it? It swallows!