Challenger Blog
Being too techy
In a 2007 poll it was estimated that 78 percent of homes in the United States had a computer of some kind. Computers are powerful machines capable of allowing us to send messages to loved ones, seek entertainment and kill some time.
I however, like many others, think I spend too much time on these things.
I wake up and log on every morning before school. I check my facebook page, usually not expecting much, see if anyone has responded on any of the various forums I’m a member of, and read scans of my favorite manga if I have time.
I get home later that night and repeat the process, sometimes for hours at a time. Sometimes I spend more time with the amateur comedians on YouTube then I do with my family.
People said years ago that television was good for rotting kids’ brains, even if there was some educational content on some channels. Computers are the same idea, you can learn some things from them, but often you just get swarmed and caught up with all the junk that’s out there.
Recently, I quit one of the main forums I posted on and have slowed down on some of my spriting (and art of simple, 2D gaming design) and now I’m finding myself spending less and less time on it. It’s pretty radical how much more time I’m spending with my friends and family since I caned the junk.
So I urge anyone else out there whose spending too much time on MySpace, playing games or anything else, check out for a while every now and again. Have your fun online, but keep things in perspective, there’s a lot more to find in the real world then cyberspace can ever offer.