'Pushback': Resisting the Life of Constant Connectivity

vinces99 writes "Researchers at the University of Washington have studied and named a trend lots of people can identify with: the desire to resist constant connectivity and step back from the online world. They call it 'pushback.' The researchers looked closely at instances of pushback against technology, reviewing 73 sources divided equally among three areas of online expression: personal blogs and websites, popular media sources and academic conferences and journals. Co-author Ricardo Gomez said they thought they'd find frustration with devices, costs or learning new technologies as key pushback motivations. Instead, the reasons were more emotionally based, with 'dissatisfaction' — the thought that users' needs are not really being met by technology — most often expressed, followed by political, religious or moral concerns. Other motivations were the wish to regain control of time and energy and fear of addiction to the technology. Among the least-often reported objections were worries about loss of privacy."

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Re:disconnecting temporarily

[cheekyboy]

Sounds utterly boring, unless your utterly stonned and with a few hotties naked all weekend.

Even then you want lights, music, and ability to dial a pizza to be delivered.

Living like the 18th century , no thanks, im not armish.