A Quarter of the EU Has Never Used the Web

smitty777 writes "Reuters reports that a quarter of the EU has yet to use the internet. Further, half of those in some of the southern and western states do not even have internet access at home. From the article: 'As well as highlighting geographic disparities across one of the world's most-developed regions, the figures underline the lack of opportunity people in poorer communities have to take part in advances such as the Internet that have delivered lower cost goods and service to millions of people.' The full report created by Eurostat can be found here."

Comments

Re:Internet at home

[thehodapp]

So you failed sociology?

Re:Internet at home

[ksemlerK]

Fuck socialism, and I'm not talking about the governance model either. I don't like people IRL. My ideal life path would be working at home, and ordering all of my services and goods online, with mail-order service. Hell, if it were up to me, I wouldn't even go grocery shopping. I would buy food online too. Fuck people. They have no use for me, and I have no use for them. As long as I have a basic method of communication online, I could really live without meatspace interaction. Hell, I even met my actual meatspace wife online on an atheist think tank. She used to be a tongue speaking lunatic Pentecostal, but is also now an atheist. IMHO, if it can't be done or bought online, (except for beer), it's not worth my effort. Hell the only reason I leave the house is to go to work, and grocery shop, (also auto parts shop if I need something NOW). Other then that, I have no reason to go off line.

I don't even travel for vacations. I figure if I want to see somewhere, I always have Google Earth, and I don't have to deal with the idiots, or the crowds. TL,DR: Fuck real people, I prefer the Internet where the world is at my fingertips.-