GAROVORKIN Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 In general, how much has online and social media interaction added to your life and existence and how much would it subtract if you'd never had it at all ? For better or worse , how has being online affected your outlook on the world and the people around you ? Would you say that online and social media experience has increased you overall happiness or decreased it and, can you even imagine your life without it ? What are the things that you would likely be doing in the here and now as an alternate to all it ? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 What a horrifying thought - work probably; but reluctantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Sending telegrams to friends and enemies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Week Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 The irony Is I've only been online for a few years. I think I would likely be doing more reading and probably little else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkerX Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Working on my model railroad. Although...I do rely heavily on EBAY. Without EBAY, still possible, but I'd be digging through funky catalogs for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 What you you do for a Klondike bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 54 minutes ago, Darth Richard II said: What you you do for a Klondike bar? Pay for it. Unwrap the bar and eat it. I like Klondike bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroclasticFlow Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I would be farming/gardening, raising livestock, getting water from well, and threatening my neighbors. But mostly reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Online has given me a window onto the world . I have gotten to talk people from different parts of the country and the world. I think my life would be the alot poorer had this never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Reading/playing video games/masturbating. Pretty much what I did in High School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of City of Bayonne Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Before the Internet and social media, in 1968 at age 18 I earned my Amateur Radio license. That hobby allowed me to contact by two-way radio and converse with amateur radio operators throughout the world. Were the Internet to disappear I certainly would increase my hours devoted to my amateur radio avocation and return to reading much more than I have in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Ohh the radio, I remember that. And I bet MTV would still be around. Curse you interweb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, Ser Knight Somerville said: Before the Internet and social media, in 1968 at age 18 I earned my Amateur Radio license. That hobby allowed me to contact by two-way radio and converse with amateur radio operators throughout the world. Were the Internet to disappear I certainly would increase my hours devoted to my amateur radio avocation and return to reading much more than I have in the last decade. That was the equivalent of the Internet in that era wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of City of Bayonne Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, GAROVORKIN said: That was the equivalent of the Internet in that era wasn't it? In many ways, yes it was. For those with the necessary accessory equipment could even send photos of oneself or other material by means of "slow scan television". Because of bandwidth restrictions to the width of a voice transmission on the long distance bands it took 30 seconds or so to send a photo. On the ultrahigh frequency local bands fast scan TV was permitted so could send live video. There are also amateur radio space satellites that have been launched starting in the 1960's, somewhat analogous to comsats used for some modern data or voice transmission. The International Space Station has an amateur data repeater on board and occasionally some of the astronauts with amateur radio licenses will use voice to talk to other amateurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I bet we'd still have arcades too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Reading. Definitely reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Crying into the darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Pony Queen Jace said: Crying into the darkness. And the darkness cried back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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