CNN: Miller came back online May 1 after giving up the Internet for a year and documenting his experiences for tech site The Verge. After a nerve-wracking start (including finding 22,000 e-mails in his inbox), Miller is settling comfortably back into the Web's black hole of information and nonstop chatter.
I think if life without the internet was better, he wouldn't have come back.
Does any one find the act of searching for something additive? Sometimes you'd spend hours looking for whatever, and when you find it...
Searching can be addictive too.
We were switching Internet service providers for my house last month, and we ended up not having access to it for about 2 weeks (it's a long story). Anyways, all I can say is, 2 weeks was very excruciating; I can't imagine going (without Internet) for more than 1 month (let a lone a whole year)!
damn, im not an addict but when my internet is down, i forget the rest of my computer still works.
this generation reminds me of the book perfectly titles " Alone Together".
I too am one of those who grew tired of the internet and e-life in general. it's both, good and bad which is why it's hard to leave.
eventually though, it will happen.