Why are many people addicted to browsing the Internet? Is traditional reading dying out?

Question

Why are many people addicted to browsing the Internet? Is traditional reading dying out?

Answer 1

yea, pretty much. you find things out much faster through internet and you can interact with it.

Answer 2

Reasons why people possess internet addiction:

1-Society is technolgically advanced and continues to advance/digitalize the way people commute and communicate which leads to this:

A) There is no need for standard pen and paper communication b/c of the increased efficiency of the digital world

2-Main way to get information for research = decreased reliance on books

3-Forerunner for entertainment purposes (Internet provides online TV viewing, games, chat rooms, and Q&A services...sometimes one can download books online)

Answer to 2nd Question: Yes, b/c less people from the young generation are growing reluctant to even pick up a book-more likely to text message or phone chat.

Answer 3

h**l yeah because of all teh tech stuff that everyone is running out to get.

Answer 4

I browse the internet a lot, but I still love to turn the pages of a real book. For me, one doesn't replace the other.