U.S. Internet Growth Stalling

abb_road writes "Internet usage is predicted to grow by only 1% in 2006, with uptake slowing even more in subsequent years. The article examines causes for the slowdown, including individuals who are actively choosing to not be online. These non-users cite a number of reasons for their decision, including cost and increased productivity. Is this simply a combination of luddites and a statistical quirk, or is the Internet reaching its saturation point in the U.S.?"

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Seriously: I am

[DogDude]

Seriously, I just moved into a new place and I opted for no Net connection. I simply end up wasting an insane amount of time, after which, I ask myself, "What in the hell did I get accomplished?" 9 times out of 10, my answer to myself is "nothing". Honestly, the Net is so clogged up with commercial crap, and re-hashed news wire stuff, and useless blogs, that there's really very little new, original content on the Net that's easy to find. The signal to noise ratio is waaaay down from where it was, say, back in '95. So, I'll poke around during the day at work, but I like my free time to be free to actually *do* things.

So, I am part of that statistic. I don't know how typical I am, though. I've been using the Net since before the Web was around, and I guess I feel like I've already seen most of the good stuff.