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Survey Asks: Internet Access or Sex?
« on: 2008-12-13 22:03:02 » |
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Note the comments at the end. Pretty amusing.
--Walter
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December 12, 2008, 3:56 pm
Survey Asks: Internet Access or Sex?
By Ashlee Vance
Intel came up with a novel way to show how important the Internet and computing have become in the lives of Americans. In conjunction with Harris Interactive, the company conducted a survey of adults in the United States under the prosaic-enough banner “Internet Reliance in Today’s Economy.”
But the first “key finding” from the study is a little more attention-grabbing. According to the study, 46 percent of women and 30 percent of men would opt to forgo sex for two weeks instead of giving up access to their precious Internet for the same period.
More broadly, those surveyed said access to the Internet ranked highest among the discretionary spending items they could not live without. Cable television, dining out, shopping for clothes and gym memberships followed in declining importance.
Along similar lines, 61 percent of the women surveyed said they would rather go without TV for two weeks than lose access to the Internet for one week.
Using the data as a means of pitching products fueled by Intel chips, the company said: “The survey revealed that 65 percent of adults feel they cannot live without Internet access, and even more — 71 percent — responded that it is important or very important to have Internet-enabled devices, such as laptops, netbooks and mobile Internet devices that can provide them with real-time updates on important issues including the state of the economy.”
Harris Interactive polled 2,119 adults on Intel’s behalf.
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1. December 12, 2008 4:24 pm Link
What kind of sex? Intel needs to be more specific.
— Tom in NC
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2. December 12, 2008 4:41 pm Link
The comparison of Internet and sex is meaningless. It assumes the frequency and availability of sex and Internet are comparable while they could in fact not be more different. Very few people engage in sexual activities multiples times every day while Internet access is widely available and everyone relies on it all day and night. It also ignores the region where Internet and sex overlap in Internet porn.
The comparison between cable TV and Internet is appropriate and it clearly reflects how important Internet access has become..
— BT
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3. December 12, 2008 4:58 pm Link
Those women who prefer internet access instead of sex, I guarantee you… they are married.
— Willie Q.
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4. December 12, 2008 5:13 pm Link
You must be getting your poll statistics from older viewers. Repeat this poll on Gizmodo or Engadget and see what happens….
— Thomas Brown
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5. December 12, 2008 6:01 pm Link
Not to be outdone, next week, Cisco plans to release survey findings that show people prefer modular 10 gigabit ethernet switches to ice cream sundaes.
— Bill B.
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6. December 12, 2008 7:38 pm Link
Wait, aren’t those the same thing?
— Elliven S.
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7. December 12, 2008 7:46 pm Link
The Internet *is* my source of sex.
— nutjob
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Re:Survey Asks: Internet Access or Sex?
« Reply #1 on: 2008-12-13 23:50:00 » |
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This was my favorite comment.
Quote:7. December 12, 2008 7:46 pm Link
The Internet *is* my source of sex.
— nutjob |
This is begining to partially apply to me as well. About half of the women I've had sex with in the past eight years, I originally came in contact with on the internet, either a dating site, or otherwise. So in the course of just a couple of weeks, I wouldn't see this as a real choice. Make it a longer period of time, and it might become a meaningful question to me.
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