December 16, 2008 by James Oliver
It’ll come as no great revelation to anyone that the public are more dependent on Internet access than ever before. However, did you know that 61% of American women would rather go without TV for two weeks than Internet for one? Or, that 65% of adults in the US actually say that they ‘could not live without’ Internet access?
So says a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and Intel, which quizzed 2,119 Americans about their Internet usage. The survey aimed to measure reliance on the Internet but ended up revealing some truly startling Stats.
It would appear that of all the discretionary spending that Americans engage in, Internet access is considered the most vital, above gym membership, shopping for clothes, dining out, and even cable television.
The ‘banner finding of the study’ was this: 30% of men and 46% of women would rather give up sex for two weeks than Internet.
These findings are all very amusing, though they also point to a growing shift in the importance of the Internet to people. There are numerous likely reasons for this though first and foremost are probably web 2.0 innovations like Internet TV and social networking that have transferred the Internet from a tool to aid your lifestyle to something approaching a lifestyle in its own right.
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