Would the world be a better place without the internet?

[Curlyteeth]

As well as the things people have said about toxicity , social media, including the smb is a time thief. Millions of us sit wasting hours on it when we could be doing exercise, reading, or talking to our kids. Yes it's personal choice, yes you can choose to stop doing it but it's so easy to slump on the settee and carry on.

 

[fyl2u]

Imo it would be, mental health problems getting worse and they are only made worse by people being massive arseholes on the net. Constant abuse online will really get to people. People now have no boundaries and believe they can act online anyway they want. I honestly worry about the effect it might have on my kids as they get older and start to use social media.

Yes and no.

 

[Running Man]

Youre confusing the whole internet with facebook & twitter

Your right mate I should have said would it be better without social media.

 

[tunstall birdman]

Swapping endless streaming porn for crusty magazines in a bush, no thanks

I suppose screen wipes for the screen do work better, make the clean up easier and is far more effective than bog roll/Andrex tissue/sock, on substandard glossy paper.

 

[Jon Dough]

Your right mate I should have said would it be better without social media.

Social media has its uses, I have family scattered around and sons studying abroad, always maintain contact via social media, I remember the old days of snail mail

 

[Deleted member 23273]

Swapping endless streaming porn for crusty magazines in a bush, no thanks

That made me chortle

 

[pinewaves1868]

This place would definitely be better without the internet.

 

[gods_homeboy]

I wish I had the internet as a teenager that’s for sure.

Porn for starters, the best we got was finding some old jazz mag under a bush in a park

 

[WildTurkey]

Imo it would be, mental health problems getting worse and they are only made worse by people being massive arseholes on the net. Constant abuse online will really get to people. People now have no boundaries and believe they can act online anyway they want. I honestly worry about the effect it might have on my kids as they get older and start to use social media.

Internet - good

Social media - shite

 

[JonMc]

On balance, probably. But it says more about ourselves that the greatest communication tool invented causes us such problems.

 

[Scimmy]

With online banking, and the ease it is to move money about to get all the perks of various bank accounts its surprising how much you can make out of just a bit of clever banking.

Do tell!

 

[Deleted member 35507]

Still can't get my head round people taking pictures of themselves while standing in front of mirror, pulling some ridiculous face then posting it on social media.

 

[42]

Do tell!

Have a look on MSE forum.
But generally it involves running half a dozen bank accounts, ocassional switch (which reminds me I need to get the £125 from Lloyds this weekend) and loading up a ton of 0% credit card debt & stashing it in interest bearing accounts & drip feeding regular savers.

Most will say they cant be arsed with it, but I quite enjoy the number crunching side of it.

 

[ErichZann]

Internet - good
Social media - bad

 

[burb]

Can't get my head around facebook. Our lass has about 600 friends, a good portion of them she hasn't seen for about 25 years, yet she insists on posting photos & videos of the bairn on all the time. Also insists on doing that Airport post letting everyone know our house is unoccupied for 7 days. She also fell out with her Sister for months because she wasn't liking her photos.

 

[ravydavygravy]

Social media should be over 18s only. Absolutely nee need for kids to be on it.

 

[Chap78]

Imo it would be, mental health problems getting worse and they are only made worse by people being massive arseholes on the net. Constant abuse online will really get to people. People now have no boundaries and believe they can act online anyway they want. I honestly worry about the effect it might have on my kids as they get older and start to use social media.

yes, we were doing just fine before it.

 

[jackynutmeg]

The world would be a far better place if it wasn't for social media.

 

[Scimmy]

Have a look on MSE forum.
But generally it involves running half a dozen bank accounts, ocassional switch (which reminds me I need to get the £125 from Lloyds this weekend) and loading up a ton of 0% credit card debt & stashing it in interest bearing accounts & drip feeding regular savers.

Most will say they cant be arsed with it, but I quite enjoy the number crunching side of it.

Sounds a bit of a faff on but if you enjoy it all's good!

 

[Makcem Crihs]

The internet is f***ing amazing.

The world is a better/easier place with it.

Social media is the work of the devil.