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(LA Times) Obvious Studies show that most people under the age of 30 go on the internet just to waste time. But if you're reading this headline, you already knew that   (latimesblogs.latimes.com) divider line 28
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Mugato [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 08:13:38 AM
Why under 30?
 
No Such Agency
2011-12-03 08:16:01 AM
Mugato: Why under 30?

No jobs, in this economy.

Anyway, I used to think Fark was the epitome of internet time-wastage... then someone showed me Reddit. It's like a giant black hole. Then there's TV Tropes, god help us all.
 
DonkeyDixon
2011-12-03 08:18:14 AM
Since when is watching porn a waste of time?
 
Aarontology [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 08:19:26 AM
I wonder how much of that time was people using their smart phones while taking a dump.
 
Flogster [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 08:23:39 AM
As opposed to the 1960's, when people turned on the television with purpose.

What is new about people using technology to kill time?
 
DarnoKonrad
2011-12-03 08:26:16 AM
Mugato: Why under 30?

Gen Xer's and Boomers don't consider telling the world about fartbongo's socialist takeover on every internet forum "wasting time." It's their life's work.
 
Nuclear Monk
2011-12-03 08:31:47 AM
DarnoKonrad: Mugato: Why under 30?

Gen Xer's and Boomers don't consider telling the world about fartbongo's socialist takeover on every internet forum "wasting time." It's their life's work.

I prefer to think of it as being on a mission from God and George Washington.
 
Chevello
2011-12-03 08:57:57 AM
DonkeyDixon: Since when is watching porn a waste of time?

I think of it as more of a time filler than a time waster.
 
Quantum Apostrophe
2011-12-03 09:24:52 AM
I don't consider supporting the latest in transexual technologies from Brazil as a "waste", subby.
 
PanicMan
2011-12-03 09:33:24 AM
This can't be true at all. I'm not under 30, I'm exactly 30.
 
Yukon Callmeal
2011-12-03 09:45:29 AM
It is true about those in their 40s, too.
 
scanman61
2011-12-03 09:46:26 AM
Meh...I'm 50 and I waste shiatloads of time on the internet.

Of course, I was wasting time on the net before all this www hyperlink crap started.

/get off my UseNet
 
cannibalparrot
2011-12-03 09:46:50 AM
Chevello: DonkeyDixon: Since when is watching porn a waste of time?

I think of it as more of a time filler than a time waster.

That's not *time* they're filling...
 
cardex
2011-12-03 10:00:06 AM
Aarontology: I wonder how much of that time was people using their smart phones while taking a dump.

The 5 min I spent reading the link and comments was
 
MoronLessOff
2011-12-03 10:18:54 AM
Armorgames.com

I've wasted hours on Kingdom Rush, Antbuster and Bloody Fun Day.
 
cryinoutloud
2011-12-03 10:43:34 AM
Flogster: As opposed to the 1960's, when people turned on the television with purpose.
What is new about people using technology to kill time?

yeah, no shiat. I waste less time than a lot of people--barely watch TV or movies, not a gamer, and am chronically hyperactive, so I'm usually doing something--but I waste a lot of time on the internet and Fark. And is it really wasted if you're learning things?
 
Saners
2011-12-03 11:34:11 AM
I too waste my time on the internet by clicking repeats from yesterday
 
cryinoutloud
2011-12-03 12:20:51 PM
Saners: I too waste my time on the internet by clicking repeats from yesterday

But I wasn't here yesterday!
 
J. Frank Parnell
2011-12-03 01:05:20 PM
No Such Agency: No jobs, in this economy.

Actually, American companies moving all their factories, call centers, and whatnot to 3rd world countries is considered good for the economy, because they spend less and make more.

It's great for the GDP, but not so great for US citizens.
 
chaddsfarkprefect
2011-12-03 01:24:19 PM
PanicMan: This can't be true at all. I'm not under 30, I'm exactly 30.


You are over 30, then, or happy birthday right... Now! I thought it was impossible to truly multi-task; your focus quickly toggles between tasks.
 
Kuroshin [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 02:39:43 PM
I'm over thirty, but I trend young...
 
FirstNationalBastard [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 03:03:50 PM
Kuroshin: I'm over thirty, but I trend young...

i44.photobucket.com
 
MoronLessOff
2011-12-03 03:44:59 PM
FirstNationalBastard: Kuroshin: I'm over thirty, but I trend young...

[i44.photobucket.com image 450x675]

Ha, Beaverton.
 
dpcotta
2011-12-03 04:15:28 PM
Everything we do is to waste time. From the moment we're born we're tasked to find ways to fill the void of our existence with meaningless shiat.

This is why I drink.
 
Soonerpsycho [TotalFark]
2011-12-03 05:43:02 PM
i.imgur.com
 
prjindigo
2011-12-03 07:28:08 PM
most people under the age of 30 ARE a waste of time
 
What Plants Crave
2011-12-03 08:42:23 PM
DonkeyDixon: Since when is watching porn a waste of time?

At the very least, couldn't it be considered multitasking?

Hardly a waste of time.
 
Nuclear Monk
2011-12-03 10:44:26 PM
What Plants Crave: DonkeyDixon: Since when is watching porn a waste of time?

At the very least, couldn't it be considered multitasking?

Hardly a waste of time.

I consider it aerobic exercise.
 
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