What are the negative  effects of spending too much time on the internet ?
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Well, the internet is a wonderous thing. Like you said, you can use it for almost anything, and the answer to everything you want to know is right at your fingertips. The likelihood for all of us is that we will become dependant on it in some way. Net addiction is a real and serious thing, and some people do let it take over their lives. When one finds one's self neglecting real life friends and obligations it's time to step back from the PC for a breather. I find it easiest to turn off the computer completely so I'm not so tempted to sit down and have one quick game every time I have to come into the computer room for something.
1064115
By day one I would be huddled in a corner gripping my knees, staring into space and repeating silently, "INTERNET! INTERNET!" By day two, I would have died from a massive heart attack. \n\nJust kidding! I can live without a computer for a week, but two weeks...that's a whole different story!
638678
All things in moderation.  Too much is anything that effects your normal functioning and responsibilities.  Any will effect the body. Some good effects, some bad.\n\nHere's a great source to answer this, without hitting copy paste with a long answer: \n\nhttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/alcohol.html
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There are many negative effects of the internet.\n\nOne major effect is that if the internet was hacked (and it is possible), most businesses and corporations would not be able to do business because of dependancies on PC's.\n\nTwo are viruses and malicious code that are being spawned on the internet to grab personal information or just even cause chaos to someone or a lot of peoples computers.  \n\nThree and probably a big one is the easy access to pornography.  Underage children and pedophiles are online with access to each other which creates a very serious problem for the future.\n\nHope this gives you some ideas.
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definately not, \nmake a to-do list, try NOT TO go on the internet...... do things with friends or join a club or activity to make your life more regimented
453798
spending too much time on the computer answering yahoo questions
1135760
What a good question. I believe that the Internet is basically good insofar as it improves communications between people all over the planet. It has the potential to enrich and improve lives, but just like in the real world, there are a lot of people who operate on the dark side and engage in base and awful things. One major problem is the internet can be reached and used in private behind closed doors and therefore the really awful stuff comes out.\n\nWhat you do in private defines your inner character, and I am afraid that lots of people in the world today have characters that are dark. But all-in-all, I still feel that the benefits outweight the negatives. \n\nAgain... good question.
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Families would have to start communicating with each other again! We'd be out and about a hell of a lot more, we'd be forced to find other ways to entertain ourselves and our standard of literacy may improve since reading books would suddenly get a lot more popular.\nYes, I agree it is total waste of time most of the time. But, like anything, moderation is the key. I would banish the TV from all bedrooms for a start, sleep and television do not compliment each other. \nWhat about computers? In some ways they are just as bad. I know I can spend hours glued to the Internet!
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Being open minded sometimes has a disadvantages, your mind can overflow, jokes apart, internet is just the combination of all these and much more
73230
They spend too much time online.
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1. Causes one to not get chores done in a timely fashion.\n2. Vision problems.\n3. causes headaches.\n4. Wastes a lot of useful time.\n5. Could cause problems in your relationship with spouse.\n6. You don't seem to venture out as much, because you can shop online for everything.\n7. Porn!\n8. Sore back!\n9. Lack of sleep.\n10. Interferes with outside activities.\n12. Could cause poor physical health, due to sitting all the time. \n13. Without good security settings, could be very costly!\n14. Addiction!\n15. Hackers.\n16. Online bill paying takes longer than walking payment in to a payment center. \n17. Pop Ups!\n18. Socializing with friends and family online instead of face to face.\n19. Losing saved documents if computer crashes.\n20. Carpel Tunnel syndrom.\n21. Everyone trying to get equal time and making an argument about it.\n22. Chatting, and someone starts annoying you with sexual comments. (BIG TURN OFF!)\n23. Incorrect spelling could put you in a site that you may not have wanted to see! EEWWWW!\n24. Child molestors paradise!\n25. Children see things that they shouldn't, even by mistake.
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i find the internet itself addicting
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Look for connections: causes and effects.\n\nGOOD Question!
89846
I don't think it's the internet per se but technology in general.  These gadgets and gizmos that require us to send messages with a limited number of letters corrupts the language because we get used to this kind of "language" even when we're not limited by message size anymore.
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I can't tell if there is really a serious question in here or not, but I will answer as if there is.\n\nI think the Internet is causing more people to become anti-social in the real world and more dependent on the (nearly) instant gratification we can get in here...porn, electronics overnight, movies on demand, the list goes on.\n\nAlso, people are starting to become dependent on the "relationships" they form in here in chat rooms and dating sites and spending less time with friends and family.  \n\nBottom line is, people were designed to be social, moving creatures, experiencing new people, sites, tastes and smells. Not sat in one place for hours chatting with total strangers who we know little about.  It's rotting our minds and moderation is the key, just like anything else in life.\n\nWe're all going to hell in a hand basket and the only thing that will stop the downfall of society is if mother nature steps in and takes away the power.  Then we'd be back to hand tools and horses and we'd all know and trust our neighbors a whole lot more.\n\nI'll step off my soap box now...sorry.
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stay off the internet, and away from all distractions
619555
It would mean you spend to much time on the computer.