People 'anxious' when cut off from internet

[woodyear99]

Do you feel liberated or anxious when disconnected from the internet/phone?  I'm sure we all here have had our fair share of tstt/flow shaftage :p
 This kinda reminds me of the matrix, remember how disoriented they would get when they unplugged hehe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6307460/People-anxious--when-cut-off-from-internet.html

People are more likely to feel "anxious" when cut off from the internet or their mobile phone than feel "liberated", according to a survey.

Staying in a place with no mobile phone coverage, or suffering from the internet going down, is a cause of high stress and anxiety for an increasing number of people, the study suggested.

As many as 85 per cent of full-time mothers always have the internet turned on at home, while a third of people said they no longer felt any sense of guilt about always being "connected" either by having their mobile phone or computer turned on.
 

The results indicated that 36 per cent of people were anxious about keeping in touch with their family if they were disconnected, compared with 29 per cent who felt they were liberated.

When it came to work 29 per cent cent said they were anxious when cut off, compared with 28 per cent saying they felt liberated.

The survey, undertaken for Virgin Media by the analysts Future Laboratory, identified a type of consumer who "switched on to switch off."

James Brook, psychologist, said: "These people know that, the modern world waits for no one and that taking a break from technology means potentially missing out.”

“At any time we might miss an important email or a phone call, an old friend may try to get in touch via Facebook or breaking news may come in. If they feel that they cannot keep up with these things because they are not connected, it will naturally have a negative impact on their emotional wellbeing and peace of mind.”

Full-time parents arents are the most likely group to be connected with just under half 49 per cent continually having the digital television switched on. They are also the most frequent users of mobile phones.

Siobhan Freegard, co-founder of online parenting network Netmums, said: “Particularly for new mums, you are confined to the house for quite long periods, and it really is a link to the outside world."

[W1nTry]

Personally it depends, in the world of work, disconnection from the internet is a pain in the arse, in the world of gaming, lag is JUST as bad as NO connection, in fact LAG IS WORSE than disconnection as you can complain to the ISP if ur discon without reason, but with lag what yuh gonna do? complain to DEAF EARS? so discon is bad, LAG is worse, either way its annoying. Otherwise for EVERY OTHER WAKING HOURS OF LIFE, lack of internet is not even remotely a problem.

[Crixx_Creww]

disoriented or dead when unplugged?
same thing for most irl akshually

[woodyear99]

disoriented or dead when unplugged?
same thing for most irl akshually

Oh yeah forgot about that, unplugging before getting to a telephone would usually leave bad results aka death irl lol

[Nephilim]

lag is faggoty and i agree lag is worst than no connection

[Berzerk]

sometimes when i get disconnected im happy oui dunno y.

sometimes eh.

[W1nTry]

sometimes when i get disconnected im happy oui dunno y.

sometimes eh.

*W1nTry hears mumurs of CUT ARSE* XD.. way boy good thing I get discon there.... aren't words usually associated with pwning the opposing faction.

[Crixx_Creww]

rrrr rrr rr rrraaaaaggeeeeeee quitt! lol