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Old 06-29-2009, 07:03 AM   #18 (permalink)
Larry Gude (Premo)
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Originally Posted by vraiblonde View Post
The internet can be a resource tool and it can also be a source of entertainment. I don't watch a lot of TV - I surf the 'net instead because it's more interesting to me. I don't chat on the phone with my friends - I PM them and post in the personal forums with them.

Basically you're taking one form of entertainment and replacing it with another. I see no problem with that. If your work is suffering, house is falling apart and you have no in-person contact with others, then you're a loser and need to cut the connection. But if the internet is your choice of entertainment, what's the problem?

I sneer at people who sit in front of the TV like drooling idiots, or sit on the phone for hours blabbing about mindless crap.
I hope I was clear about mocking myself as a

You do this for a living and anything you do on the web, entertainment, research, killing time, at the very least qualifies as enriching your business.
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