Internet access just as important as food and sleep, study finds

[anuseems]

Most of us would agree that Internet access plays a significant role in our day-to-day lives but is it really more important than food or sleep? That apparently appears to be the case based on a recent study released by U.K. broadband provider TP-Link.

Specifically, the survey found that during a regular 24 hour day, 50 percent of people dedicate more time to the Internet than to food or sleep. Broken down further, a full 42 percent of men said Internet access and sex were more important than food or shelter.

When an Internet connection fails, 82 percent of respondents said they feel frustration or anger no real surprise there as I believe most of us would agree with this finding.

As our recent research shows, in the current increasingly digital world, quick and easy connectivity is one of the main concerns in peoples minds in the UK, said Eric Wang, Country Manager at TP-Link.

The study found that Internet access can also have some positive effects on individuals. For example, 51 percent of people said they have improved friendships due to Internet access while a quarter of respondents said they feel a greater sense of belonging thanks to the web. Social networks and the like no doubt play into this metric. Only seven percent of those polled said they experienced an improvement in their love lives, however.

Data from the study was collected by TP-Link across the U.K. and Ireland during February and March of this year. The company used a sample size of 3,000 people both male and female between the ages of 18 and 55, were told.

@ http://www.realwire.com/releases/Are-We-Sleepless-Over-Efficient-Internet-Access

[OrioNeXus]

very addictive and life ruining for non business person

[calguyhunk]

... 50 percent of people dedicate more time to the Internet than to food or sleep.

That's understandable. Meals take you not more than 2 hours in a day, maybe be less. (4 X one half hours). Most stressed out people can barely sleep more than 6-7 hours anyways. As for the internet, a lot of us work on it all day (8-10 hours). So yes genius. We do spend more time on it than eating and sometimes, even sleeping ;)

a full 42 percent of men said Internet access and sex were more important than food or shelter.

Never heard bigger baloney than that. No matter how addicted you are, internet cannot be more important than food and shelter. :o

These idiots should be locked up in an open air enclosure in the middle of the Sahara with Gbps internet, but no food or drink whatsoever. They'll know what is more important. Internet on the one hand or Food+shelter on the other :naughty:

You don't appreciate things when you have 'em. Go and ask the homeless what they'd much rather have. A shelter from the storm and four square meals a day or high speed Wi-Fi internet below the flyovers and overpasses where they make their temporary homes :(

[dMog]

travel the world people( mostly you who live in North America, britain, france and the western countries of Europe, Australia, newzealand ect)..and take good hard look how the rest of the worlds people have to live.... not in your hotel but the real world in the countries to go to... you will soon feel very ashamed of your thoughts and actions when YOU feel you are done wrong by your government...Most people in the world have no access to clean water medical attention or even electricity on demand ...or for that matter a governmental system that will take any interest in their well being from cradle to grave...and you rate internet access above or equal to food and shelter!!!!.. give your freakin heads a shake before some other country does it for you

[Ambrocious]

I wouldn't say it's more important than food and sleep, but I would say that it's about as important as talking to people or communicating for social reasons. The Internet is a tool that satisfies MANY different sensual wants and even a few inadvertant needs (porn for people who can't or don't get laid).

[Bizarre™]

Browsing the net is simply a means to an end.

It can never replace food and shelter.