Comments on: Internet Realism http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/ Thoughts on life, business, and technology. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Devin http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Devin Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:54:47 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-655 Wow, you win, joe. The same was true for me and your blog.. lots of deflation. I'm young so I just realized this a little while ago: if I don't go to school or I don't show up to work, etc. <b>the world goes on without me</b>. And on that downer note, the same goes for the feeds. They'll go on without me and I can either come back and catch up or not... I think they'll still be what they always were but it's me who has changed. So, are you saying you don't care about me anymore? Wow, you win, joe. The same was true for me and your blog.. lots of deflation.

I’m young so I just realized this a little while ago: if I don’t go to school or I don’t show up to work, etc. the world goes on without me. And on that downer note, the same goes for the feeds. They’ll go on without me and I can either come back and catch up or not… I think they’ll still be what they always were but it’s me who has changed.

So, are you saying you don’t care about me anymore?

]]> By: joe http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-654 joe Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:48:11 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-654 hey look, i don't need internet so much it took me about a week to read this post. or maybe that was due to my deflated hopes, since prior i had been checking daily to no reward. on a marginally more serious note, i've skipped the 'net for long weekends and upon returning realized that there wasn't as much thrill in surfing, i had to reinvest myself in it. it seems that daily exposure is kind of necessary to maintain one's interest level. how relevant or interesting would all your feeds be if you spent a week away from them? a month? there's a weird gap in between missing them and no longer caring. hey look, i don’t need internet so much it took me about a week to read this post. or maybe that was due to my deflated hopes, since prior i had been checking daily to no reward.

on a marginally more serious note, i’ve skipped the ‘net for long weekends and upon returning realized that there wasn’t as much thrill in surfing, i had to reinvest myself in it. it seems that daily exposure is kind of necessary to maintain one’s interest level. how relevant or interesting would all your feeds be if you spent a week away from them? a month? there’s a weird gap in between missing them and no longer caring.

]]> By: Brendan S http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Brendan S Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:09:03 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-653 Hey, I really like your site. Its minimalistic yet very striking. I love the way you organize the content on this page, and the typography rules. Could you tell me how you got recent comments to show up at the bottom of your page (your site reminds me of a Wordpress blog, is it?) Thanks! Hey, I really like your site. Its minimalistic yet very striking. I love the way you organize the content on this page, and the typography rules. Could you tell me how you got recent comments to show up at the bottom of your page (your site reminds me of a Wordpress blog, is it?) Thanks!

]]> By: Devin Reams http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Devin Reams Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:44:30 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-652 Hah yes, we're in violent agreement. I guess a certain level of motivation is required on the users' part to fix that problem. Thanks for commenting, Ben. :) Hah yes, we’re in violent agreement.

I guess a certain level of motivation is required on the users’ part to fix that problem.

Thanks for commenting, Ben. :)

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:29:03 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-651 As a family man with a 2-year old I would say that spending more time with your family IS productive. It's all a question of how you value your time. And we're very much into semantics at this point since we're largely agreeing. It's so easy to surf around for hours online and realize you pissed the time away. It's the same like watching TV (kudos for dropping it, btw.) Oh, and if you can solve the "attention problem" for Internet users, you could very well be a really really really rich man. As a family man with a 2-year old I would say that spending more time with your family IS productive. It’s all a question of how you value your time. And we’re very much into semantics at this point since we’re largely agreeing.

It’s so easy to surf around for hours online and realize you pissed the time away. It’s the same like watching TV (kudos for dropping it, btw.)

Oh, and if you can solve the “attention problem” for Internet users, you could very well be a really really really rich man.

]]> By: Devin http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Devin Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:06:57 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-650 I agree Ben. I think it's extremely important to point out, like you said, that I plan on taking this 'newfound' time and making it productive. If you look back a few weeks I'm giving up TV. ;-) It doesn't even have to be productive though, in the sense you defined, it may be spending time with family or friends. I find that to be much better use of my time than in front of the screen. I just need to tackle the overload I guess... I agree Ben. I think it’s extremely important to point out, like you said, that I plan on taking this ‘newfound’ time and making it productive. If you look back a few weeks I’m giving up TV. ;-)

It doesn’t even have to be productive though, in the sense you defined, it may be spending time with family or friends. I find that to be much better use of my time than in front of the screen. I just need to tackle the overload I guess…

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:53:03 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-649 I think most people recognize the fact that a lot of what they do online isn't a necessity to their lives. But cutting the bulk of it out completely to get down to what's "absolutely necessary" is taking the problem of information overload too far. Everything you do online doesn't have to be a necessity. If you replace your "internet time" with "tv watching time" ... well, you're not farther ahead. If you replace your "internet time" with productive work that leads to more success in life (money, personal growth, etc.) then that might be a good thing. The challenge with the Internet is not whether we make it important or not. It is important. The challenge is that there's TOO much out there. And it's too easy to access. That creates ultra-easy information overload which diminishes the value and importance overall. I think most people recognize the fact that a lot of what they do online isn’t a necessity to their lives.

But cutting the bulk of it out completely to get down to what’s “absolutely necessary” is taking the problem of information overload too far.

Everything you do online doesn’t have to be a necessity. If you replace your “internet time” with “tv watching time” … well, you’re not farther ahead. If you replace your “internet time” with productive work that leads to more success in life (money, personal growth, etc.) then that might be a good thing.

The challenge with the Internet is not whether we make it important or not. It is important. The challenge is that there’s TOO much out there. And it’s too easy to access. That creates ultra-easy information overload which diminishes the value and importance overall.

]]> By: Devin http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Devin Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:16:56 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-648 I agree, Zach. I've read plenty of blogs, books, magazines, etc. I think the key is balance. What I'm getting at is the overload you mention. I hope to stay away from getting too wrapped up in one thing or another. I'll never really get away from blogs, I just want to become more aware of my usage. :-) I agree, Zach. I’ve read plenty of blogs, books, magazines, etc. I think the key is balance. What I’m getting at is the overload you mention. I hope to stay away from getting too wrapped up in one thing or another. I’ll never really get away from blogs, I just want to become more aware of my usage. :-)

]]> By: Zach Hale http://devin.reams.me/internet-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Zach Hale Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:12:19 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/09/11/internet-realism/#comment-647 Yes yes, you're right. Do most of the websites I read have a huge impact on my life? No. Do the websites I read shape me and influence what kind of a person I am? Yes. There are only a few that I really NEED, but the rest enjoyable and that's all that matters. It is true that I am affected by a little bit of information overload with my 150+ feeds in my feedreader and I really should try to cut some of them down, but I really do enjoy reading them and keeping up with people and the news. Even if they don't have a significant impact on me, I don't think I could live without at least a good portion of them. Yes yes, you’re right. Do most of the websites I read have a huge impact on my life? No. Do the websites I read shape me and influence what kind of a person I am? Yes.

There are only a few that I really NEED, but the rest enjoyable and that’s all that matters. It is true that I am affected by a little bit of information overload with my 150+ feeds in my feedreader and I really should try to cut some of them down, but I really do enjoy reading them and keeping up with people and the news. Even if they don’t have a significant impact on me, I don’t think I could live without at least a good portion of them.

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