I find it interesting that most of the top replies here skew philosophical - death of religion, boredom due to being at the top of the food chain, and so on.
In my opinion my relationship to wasting time on the internet more resembles what I know about chemical addiction.
I want to quit it, but I can't, and it's because when I turn away from it I crave the feel-good juice I get from mindlessly scrolling through twitter.
I have concluded that I am not mentally strong enough to quit - and I consider myself to be reasonably happy and fulfilled in life other than the outrageous amount of time I spend online.
In my opinion my relationship to wasting time on the internet more resembles what I know about chemical addiction.
I want to quit it, but I can't, and it's because when I turn away from it I crave the feel-good juice I get from mindlessly scrolling through twitter.
I have concluded that I am not mentally strong enough to quit - and I consider myself to be reasonably happy and fulfilled in life other than the outrageous amount of time I spend online.