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   iyogi (profile), Jun 16th, 2009 @ 8:57pm

   
   

   If people are online, other family members can also get online and interact. And, no, I'm not saying that's an acceptable substitute for face-to-face family time, but it should at least be recognized that it's a different type of communication, rather than just some blackhole.

    

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   Felix Pleşoianu, Jun 16th, 2009 @ 10:02pm

   
   

   The same reason as always

   Of course they blame the Internet. It's fashionable to blame everything related to computers. Videogames? They cause violent behavior. (Even Mario; those poor turtles...) The Internet? "Nothing good has come out of it, period." Computer programming? It teaches people critical thinking. And we don't want that, do we?

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 16th, 2009 @ 10:26pm

   
   

   It could be worse. Offspring could be gassy, have spontaneous recurring gurgling stomach, and other social unplesantries such as permanently stained Chee-to fingers. Then, yes, perhaps limiting in-person social interaction would be best.

    

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   Big Al, Jun 16th, 2009 @ 10:38pm

   
   

   TV?

   On the other hand, TV can actually promote discussion (especially news and documentaries) which the internet (in my experience) seldom does, other than anonymously through the keyboard. Probably due to the broadcast nature of it lending itself to multiple family members watching the same thing.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 16th, 2009 @ 11:39pm

   
   

   Re:

   Why do you randomly repeat what others say?

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 3:33am

   
   

   "Doesn't that suggest television is a bigger issue? "
   
   Not at all - considering that TV might have been the bigger issue many years ago, now the internet has come along and also become a big issue (1% in this type of survey would be a rounding error). If anything, TV time often use to be familty time, with everyone gathered around the idiot box to watch Ed Sullivan. The internet is a solitary pursuit, usually not including other family members for any length of time.

    

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   brent, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 8:21am

   
   

   the internet is great for family time. my dad lives in china and i live in the US. We play wow together on my Saturday mornings his Saturday nights. It's the only thing that brings us together besides a major family event or major holidays

    

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   Sean, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 8:31am

   
   

   Honestly?

   Mike, are you really asking why the article focuses on Internet instead of TV, even with TV at +4%? I'll give you what I think - probably because the Internet is much newer in these people's lives, as well as being a much different medium.
   
   Yeah Mike, why does the study focus on the newer, different medium and compare it to the standard medium that was infringing on family-time? I wonder.

    

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   Your Mother, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 10:15am

   
   

   Family Time

   Shouldn't parents be to blame for lack of family time? Maybe if more of us had the will power, studies wouldn't suggest that other things have weakened it so. In the end, there's good in bad in everything we do and all of it cuts into "family time". A man that takes too good care of his lawn, cuts in to his "family time". How dare he?

    

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    Jose, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 10:46am

    
    

    Domestics on Facebook

    My wife and I are constantly interacting with each other via Facebook, even though we are usually sitting 5 metres apart when we do ;)

     

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    The Cenobyte, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 10:53am

    
    

    TV is often family time

    First off, TV is often family time. In my house we watch TV shows we like together and have a great time.
    
    Second, the number of people that say they are ignored and the amount of time being ignored are not the same thing. We are missing important data about how much ignoring per person is going on here. If 48% of people are ignored for an hour a day for TV, it's not nearly as huge as if 44% of people are ignored for 3 hours a day for the internet.

     

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    Dark Helmet (profile), Jun 17th, 2009 @ 2:03pm

    
    

    Re: Domestics on Facebook

    "My wife and I are constantly interacting with each other via Facebook, even though we are usually sitting 5 metres apart when we do ;)"
    
    There's a penis size joke in there somewhere, but I'm too tired to find it...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 17th, 2009 @ 4:29pm

    
    

    > So why is the headline and the article focused on the internet?
    
    Cause TV is on its way out?

     

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    Todd D., Jul 14th, 2009 @ 1:51pm

    
    

    Good Article!
    
    Todd D.
    
    http://www.daylife.com/article/04kH74q8ot653

     

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    JackieHandunge (profile), Jul 18th, 2009 @ 7:23am

    
    

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