foxbridgeacademy Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Depends, is it forever? Never use it or just not have it at home? It would probably require a lot more for me to give it up entirely. Enough that my family and I could go someplace and live completely off the grid. If it's just internet in my home (I can still acess at library) then yeah I'd consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nope. We use it to keep in touch with family. And, it's pretty much essential for my DH's career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Yes I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jujudalu Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) I would, but not if I were young and/or had a good job. The money would have to be tax free or net after taxes. I could buy a house, a new car, and college educations for my kids. Those things are more important to me than the internet. Edited July 9, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nope. Giving up my daily chat with CaptUhura is not worth a million dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Absolutely not, no way, never, ever! My other name is dotnetdiva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Heck yeah I would! Are you offering? :tongue_smilie::D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I feel crazy for saying this, but no. Between finding solutions to a few serious medical issues that weren't on the radar in mainstream medicine yet and homeschooling info for a few of my 'complicated' learners---can't put a price tag on the internet for us. Now--if I had typical kids and no health problems in the family---I could probably do without it. I'd have a much cleaner home! After the thread about when we used the internet for the first time--this has been on my mind. I am an information addict. I probably spend too much time reading stuff on the internet--but the fruit of that research has made it so worthwhile. I can't imagine where we'd be in a few areas had I not had access to the internet. Great food for thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Also, both of our careers revolve around the Internet. It would be silly to stop our lives for a mere million. We wouldn't give it up for any price in the world. Now, if the entire world's Internet ended, we would adjust and still be happy. Edited July 9, 2011 by Satori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Definitely not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nope. The internet allows me to stay connected to too many things, such as family while we're in Central Asia, and Central Asia while we're in the US. A million dollars wouldn't make up for that. It would be a lot harder to live here without it. I've looked at it the other way around though. The internet is pretty important to me, and right now I've given up a lot of conveniences, but the internet is almost a necessity. A washing machine, running water, and a stove are about the only things more important to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Not necessarily. A) I survived a great many years without it, with only my own wits to utilize...and I lived. Productively. B)The library? Really? Dewey and I had a complete understanding way before the internet ever showed up. I don't believe it has changed. I'll bet I could work it out again for 1 million dollars. C) My interests lie entirely elsewhere. I don't need to be connected to people or information 24/7 to feel I'm getting my life's worth. Yes, I learned a lot online. But, I was completely able to learn a lot way before "online" became one word. I'll take the cash now, please. In my library system it would be very hard for me to get many books. Sure, I know my Dewey, but the branch we go to has an extensive amount of the children's collection stored in back and you have to know the book exists via the internet only catalog (or wait for it to be rotated onto the shelves) to get it. Ditto getting things from other branches, which we do all the time. I would have to drive from branch to branch looking for a book. All of those are things that, 20 years ago, I *could* have done without the internet, but the paper card records are gone now, so if I couldn't use the internet or have people just proxy using it for me (which seems like it would violate the spirit of this thing, though, I don't know what the rules would be). Essentially, the books we have access to via the library would shrink to maybe a quarter of what they are now without being able to use the internet to find what we want. That's a huge change for me. If the internet disappeared, then I absolutely could go on with life and be happy - all the better if I somehow got a million dollars out of it. Ditto if I had to lose internet in my home, but could use it somehow elsewhere for essential tasks or for a job, as someone else suggested. That might be annoying, but hey, for a million dollars, I'd consider it. But as it's so ingrained in the fabric of life now in this country, I think it would be nigh on impossible to live without it in some form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 No internet = No Netflix...... Just realized this and I'm going to have to take a pass. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeemama Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Great video! Thanks for sharing. And no, I would not give up the internet forever for a million dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 No, as I think it would be very short-sighted to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Well, since our entire income is based on having Internet, I'd say absolutely NOT. :) Even if that weren't true I would most likely still say no. The education, information and generally high benefit is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I am in the yes camp but the million must be tax free. With the money I could buy a wealth of learning tools and videos, create a lending library for other homeschoolers, and take educational trips for some hands on in your face experiences that would be more impacting then anything found on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 No, I wouldn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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