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20% of U.S. Population Has Never Used Email

Posted by timothy on from the not-necessarily-against-their-will dept.

Ezratrumpet writes "A recent PC World article notes that 20 percent of the U.S. population has never sent an email. Does this number over- or underestimate the actual number of people who know nothing of email? What are the implications of this statistic to our society? Or are these people just Luddites who mourned the demise of the telegraph and have also never used a telephone?"

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  1. A life without spam by LoadWB · · Score: 4, Funny

    So there are 20% of Americans who wonder why in the world Hormel would be sending canned ham to people, and still complain about the amount of junk mail they receive via the USPS.

    Amazing.

    1. Re:A life without spam by socsoc · · Score: 3, Funny

      Camping, fishing, knitting? I look forward to retiring and being able to sit in front of a PC all day. I can probably do those other activities on my 360...

    2. Re:A life without spam by Hucko · · Score: 3, Funny

      there is a knitting game??? What is wrong with these people!

      --
      Semi-automatic amateur armchair Australian philosopher; conjecture ready at any moment...
  2. Re:Households, not population by DigitAl56K · · Score: 4, Funny

    Darnit, I am going to have to RTFA. I want to know if they send and receive text messages. HI I R NIGERIAN, I HAVE $200K, NEED UR BANK DETAILS FOR TRANSACTION, HURRY, U WILL B RICH!
  3. How then... by FinchWorld · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...will they 1|\|cr3A53 7H3 51Z3 0F 7H3R3 /\/\3/\/\83r?

    --
    "I may be full of crap about this game, and I may be wrong, and that's fine." -Jack Thompson
  4. Far, far worse: by johannesg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just about 100% of all young, single females have never sent email to me!

  5. Oh that's nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've never read a single article posted on slashdot. Yet I often make aggressive and insightful comments on their content.

    1. Re:Oh that's nothing by CDMA_Demo · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've never read a single article posted on slashdot. Yet I often make aggressive and insightful comments on their content. You wouldn't be on slashdot if you did, would you?
  6. Well duh by mobby_6kl · · Score: 2, Funny

    In US of A, email is only for old people.

  7. Re:So? by JPLemme · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't forget the CPU cycles the NSA needs to decrypt your email before they can analyze it. Remember: encrypting your email isn't just unpatriotic; it also wastes Mother Earth's natural resources.

  8. Re:Articles attitude explains everything by Alphasite · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sorry, you don't belong here. You lied in the registration form.

    The licence agreement for Slashdot surely states "I admit I'm a geek or nerd with little or not social life, I therefore know twitter, use RSS and send at least two text messages a day. I hate Microsoft (having any version of Windows is allowed, but should be denied publicly, if you are busted using it Slashdot denies any knoledge or responsabilite and will not be hold responsible)"

  9. Re:Why call them Luddites? by Alphasite · · Score: 2, Funny

    No need for television?

    Doesn't homes come with integrated tvs? I mean, if you don't have a tv where are you supposed to plugin the PS3?

  10. Too complex for niggers. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    News flash: e-mail is too complex for the elderly and for niggers. Film at 11

  11. Re:So? by neomunk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lori Drew, is that you? I thought we told you to get outta the tubes.

    (Heh, after hitting preview, that looks like a poor quality song lyric)

  12. Re:Households, not population by Why2K · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who says people over 65 don't use the internet, you insensitive clod? People over 65 invented the internet. No, I'm afraid you are mistaken. Al Gore just turned 60 this year.