Paul Graham on internet addiction
Paul Graham always writes a thoughtful essay, and his most recent essay on internet addiction is no exception.
Something to ponder, from the footnotes:
People commonly use the word “procrastination” to describe what they do on the Internet. It seems to me too mild to describe what’s happening as merely not-doing-work. We don’t call it procrastination when someone gets drunk instead of working.
Several people have told me they like the iPad because it lets them bring the Internet into situations where a laptop would be too conspicuous. In other words, it’s a hip flask.
