I scored 35, which is average.
Basically, I think, because I have no stress about being online forever, and because I don't hide it.
Well, they do say:
Everyone's situation is different, and it's not simply a matter of time spent on-line. Some people indicate they are addicted with only twenty hours of Internet use, while others who spent forty hours on-line insist it is not a problem to them. It's more important to measure the damage your Internet use causes in your life.
The internet doesn't damage my life, hence, not a problem.
36, probably because I am secretive and an insomniac.
If you can answer those questions, however, you don't really need the test. What I want to know is: who the hell fantasizes about getting online? That's like fantasizing about, like, walking the dog.
Also, with some of the questions, like
2. How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time on-line?
It's not my internet obsession that's the problem there.
who the hell fantasizes about getting online? That's like fantasizing about, like, walking the dog
Having written LJ posts in my head on the drive home, I did have to answer "occasionally".
What I want to know is: who the hell fantasizes about getting online? That's like fantasizing about, like, walking the dog.
I've totally had "OMG I can't wait to post that" moments, which is really more anticipating than fantasizing, or been at a movie wishing there was a watch and post, which - okay, fair cop on that one.
I've totally had "OMG I can't wait to post that" moments, which is really more anticipating than fantasizing, or been at a movie wishing there was a watch and post, which - okay, fair cop on that one.
In both those cases, it's NSM "I can't wait to get online" as "I can't wait to tell other Buffistas." Which is different (in my head, anyway).
I personally wouldn't count future planning about what to do online-- like telling my mom last night that I'll buy plane tickets today-- as the type of fantasizing the test is asking after.
I've had enough "I wish I could blog this!" moments (sometimes I do blog it, just like I thought, and sometimes I can't) to call it fantasising. Not to mention things I'd love to photograph and share online because I know just how people would react, but can't.
