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Published: 2010-05-31 16:51:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 18108; Favourites: 587; Downloads: 235
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Just to make it clear, this is in no way complaining that I don't get enough comments and messages on these sites (I get far too many).It's about how easily I can waste huge, sweeping chunks of my day checking my regular cycle of links and how pitifully egocentric it is.
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The internet really is such a huge time suck. It's a hate love relationship lol
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And of course I found this while checking dA for the 4-5th time today. I love the little website segments you drew, you managed to make boring things like URL bars adorable.
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Thanks! I'd probably enjoy the internet even more if everything was rendered in wobbly ink lines.
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oh my gosh, painfully true :') I love your style and colour scheme!
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Oh man. It's so sad to relate to this...
Anyway, awesome work. The way you do layouts is amazing! In owe every time I look at your work, Luke. Every time.
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I'm equally impressed by your own work, so, thank you!
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What's made it worse is social networking sites are basically the best place to send out invites to meet with people in real life. I'll be sitting around killing time online, waiting for someone to come up with a party or event somewhere, so I can interact with humans face to face. I'd set up events myself but I'm far too lazy.
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To be fair, that's probably a far more respectable use of the internet. Unfortunately the majority of correspondence does not lead to any kind of real activity.
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I'd have to agree for sure. The interaction is nice, but it's not always practical and certainly rarely productive.
I've read up on it a bit and it seems most people who spend too much time online are very prone to becoming depressed. It makes sense though. As someone who has worked a couple of jobs where you have to sit for 8 hours straight, 5 days a week, with breaks so short you can't possibly get enough exercise in, I can say the lack of activity absolutely wears on a person. Personally, I haven't found myself becoming more productive, but limiting my time online has definitely improved a lot of areas in my life. Wish more people would do it for the sake of their own happiness. And, y'know, getting rid of that beer gut.
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I'm definitely trying to cut back (evidenced by the fact that it's taken nearly a month to reply to this) or at least plan my time more efficiently. Unfortunately since I spend so much time working in photoshop the temptations always there and I end up spending just as much time aimlessly browsing shit I don't care about while endlessly denying myself the stuff I actually want to look at. It's a very poor system!
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Have you considered maybe unplugging the Ethernet cord when you work? It's a stretch, since you have to go through the trouble of taking an extra step (and yes, it's a small one, but those tend to be the more difficult ones to make), but it might prevent you from going online when you need to focus.
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That's probably a very good idea.
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in one of the little panels it looks like ur eating ur laptop
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I'm not beyond biting it in frustration.
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haha i think it might hurt you more than it would hurt it.
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this is amazingly well laid-out man, great execution. It's also very true, I had to make some serious cut backs on the amount of crap I do online this year. I even stopped reading some webcomics I have been following for awhile. It's odd to feel sad that your life is more then just internet junkage. hmmm.
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This is far too easy to relate to, haha. The internet is a strange time trap. I'm doing my daily round as I type this!
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Sweet how the little panels remind one of the bricks in the house-wall.
So perfect!
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The website routine is even worse if you read a lot of webcomics. >>
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Yeah I read quite a few. The good thing about webcomics though is that at most, you know there's only gonna be one update per comic a day, so you can read them and leave them without too much checking.
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Stupid never ending loop of AHHHH!!!
C:
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The worst thing is to check if you still haven't got any new messages. Check? Nope. Check? Still nothing. Check? I guess I won't get any comment. Check? How about now? Check? And now? Check? Alright, last call. Check? Ok, this one is the last. Check? Last one didn't count. Check...
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The worst thing is that even when you get them, you're not satisfied and continue the cycle.
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Yes, it's the worst form of addiction.
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It's lame but true (now you have one message in your inbox)
(now I will check in every 5min too see if you answered me)
(definetly no pressure for you to answer)
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Ah, one more pageview!
And one more!
So? That's it? No more pageviews? Alright, I'll check again from time to time.
Like right now.
Still nothing.
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TRU DAT
I waste so much time on the internet.... 
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Very true, and by me making this comment heres a message for your inbox!
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Haha, thank you. To be honest there's almost always something in my inbox. It's more to get across the fact that I'll sometimes check something and then literally 5 minutes later, just automatically check it again KNOWING that nothing has changed. It's preposterous. How I ever get anything done is beyond me.
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I know especially now that i've left school and study leave to me is an extended holiday. There is literally only so much you can do on the internet, yet i still check facebook and da every 5 mins hoping that something interesting will pop up.And i am still waiting for that something interesting and i have been on study leave for ages so thats saying something!
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I sympathize, greatly! I cut a huge chunk of that time out of my day by switching to Google Reader, actually, and just adding all of the websites that I look at to that.
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A fifth of my pitiful existence is spent "checking" all these little validations of existence. "What? Douche-bag-I-wouldn't-talk-to-in-real-life likes my photo? Finally! My life has meaning!"
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Know exactly what you mean.
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I swear it's like you just captured the nature of the universe. Awesome.
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