Did anyone catch the Vancouver Sun today? Apparently those who are heavy internet users are basically.....losers who don't mingle with family and are not sociable. This according to StatsCan.
I feel that's a pretty inaccurate view of ppl who uses the Net. If anything, you socialized and communicate with ppl all the time. I wouldn't have kept in touch with my friends from highschool if it hadn't been for the net.
Anyways, here's the article from the Vancouver Sun.
[H2]Heavy net users losing touch: StatsCan[/H2] [H4]Technology helps us communicate with others, critics say[/H4]
A new Statistics Canada survey suggests that people who use the Internet, particularly heavy users who spend more than an hour online, spend less time tending to family, friends and outdoor activities.
The poll, compiled from the 2005 General Social Survey, looked at how 19,600 Canadian respondents spent their time over a 24-hour period. It aims to give researchers an accurate and detailed picture of the amount of time people spend online for personal reasons.
The survey found that heavy users spend less time sleeping, relaxing, eating and working, and that they also socialize less with people around them.
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