I've actually had the opportunity to have some free time recently. I love time off but the problem is that I don't have the self-control to utilize it. One of the biggest things in my way is the internet. The irony of me writing this in a blog is not lost on me, yet I do wonder sometimes, how much more could I have done by now if I didn't have that distraction?
The web is a wondrous thing, not to mention a source of information, a means of communication and full of fun things to do. The problem is that it can suck you in. I spend much too much of my life staring at this screen. It cannot be healthy for my eyes or my body in general and I'm sure a quick perusal of the internet would find me several studies to confirm this.
I'm not citing the internet as the cause of all our problems though. The problem is that the the web has too much to offer. It's such a huge overwhelming leviathan that encompasses great swathes of culture (both high and low if such a definition is relevant) and offers all this at the tips of our fingers. We are small children and the class is being run by the supply teacher. We can learn but Facebook is so much more tempting.
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