The web makes the world happier

[scotpens]

Hell, without the Web, I wouldn't have a social life. In fact, geek boards like Trek BBS and HobbyTalk ARE my social life.

Yes, it's pathetic, isn't it?

 

[captcalhoun]

^ i can't argue, it's mine too.

 

[RandyS]

If there was no internet, none of you would ever have heard of me, and so you would not be as happy.

So clearly, the answer is yes.

 

[TorontoTrekker]

Were it not for the Web, I wouldn't have my current job, as I'm a developer. I'd probably still be fighting it out for COBOL programming jobs, which weren't bad, but working in retail and finance was a little soul-destroying. I also wouldn't have been able to have a 15-month relationship with a guy in Atlanta whom I met at Dragon*Con. (The relationship didn't last, though we still chat 4-5 times per week on Skype.)

One evening, while I was at a convention here in Toronto, I took the time to call him up and chat. I was carrying my laptop around the hotel and introducing him to all of my friends over the webcam. As one of them said, "Technology is amazing, isn't it?"

 

[Rek]

The internet makes things way easier. On the other hand, it helps me not have to go anywhere. Its a good and a bad thing.