Our Internet Obsession: Worse Than You Think

Not that this comes as a surprise, but a new survey of more than 1,000 Americans shows that we are a nation obsessed with the Internet. The data released by advertising giant JWT paints a troubling picture:

15% of respondents said they could go without Internet access only for a day or less

28% say they spend less face-to-face time with peers because of the Internet and electronic devices

20% say they have less sex because of the Internet

Eye-opening indeed, but even more amazing is some of the data that JWT didn't release*, which shows our unhealthy fixation with the Internet reaching new heights:

71% of Americans say they can find the Internet on a U.S. map

36% of married Americans wish their spouses "were more like the Internet"

28% of Americans would vote for the Internet for president

19% admit to loving the Internet, but "only as a friend"

6% say they would like the Internet even more if it had some porn

1 Oval Office occupant believes there is more than one Internet

I think it's time to admit we have a problem. * (And which I made up.)