Are there any NEET internet addicts on here?
Me, and I am sick of it
yes
How long has it been? and why are you addicted to the internet? For me i have been a hikikomori for 4 years and the internet provides a sense of escapism from reality although i don't know if i can say that anymore given what the internet has turned into these days.
>why are you addicted to the internet?
Not them, but it can provide an important social component which is probably very important to stay at least somewhat sane because on the internet you can find a group of people who believe/tolerate anything. Aside from the net itself providing a component for escapism, it also provides a vehicle to obtain media for that.
>the internet provides a sense of escapism from reality although i don't know if i can say that anymore given what the internet has turned into these days.
If you have hikki time, you have time to find the fun/interesting side of the web.
I will say though, for people who are withdrawn from society there are a lot of worse things you could be addicted to, like drugs or gambling. Drugs are rarer because of the money/social component but there are unemployed/hikki boards that have threads for horse racing gambling and it can get very ugly.
I suppose but to me in my opinion the internet just really isn't all that fun anymore. There are only a few actual good websites left and some that are memories of a long gone era such as the Space Jam website 7chan Desuchan the letterbox textboard and even this site too are some of the last few actual good sites on the net. Although i will say that i still like the Japanese internet a lot the Japanese are still too this day a lot more creative with their memes unlike most western internet posters and a lot of their websites especially Yahoo Japan look like they were pulled straight out of the mid 2000s.