Internet Survey

Age: 21

Sex: male

Education: 4 years of UBC

Amount of time a week spent on the Internet: 10-15 (I work for the city)

Current country, city: Canada; Richmond

  1. What do you use the Internet for and approximately how much time per week on each activity (surfing, e-mail, gaming, chat, research)?

    2. Primarily email, 5 hours/week, then stock/financial activities, approx. 4-5 hrs/week, then surfing while at work, out of boredom, as well as messenger, approx.5 hrs/week

  2. Who do you keep in touch with through the Internet (family, friends, strangers, co-workers etc)? And are they local or distant?

    3. Friends through email and messenger, mostly local and some abroad, and coworkers

  3. Do you participate in chat groups or news groups? If so, are these special interest groups ie: pro-legalization of marijuana or general chat rooms?

    4. No

  4. Have you ever met anyone on line? If so, have you ever met them in person or intend to?

    5. No

  5. Have you met people on line who have similar interests/hobbies? If so, how (did you search for them)?

    6. No

  6. Overall, do you believe that the Internet makes/allows you to be more social and facilitates interaction with others, or do you feel more isolated because of the limits of a computer screen?

    7. For me personally, I find it limiting, but I think for some people it is a better outlet.

  7. Do you find that the time you spent on the Net takes away from face-to-face interaction with others and does this make you feel lonelier?

    8. Yes; yes

  8. Do you feel that communication via Internet makes you feel more accepted because it prevents discrimination associated with visual interaction (ie: racism, sexism)?

    9. No.

  9. Are you selective of who you interact with on the Net in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, economic status, age, etc?

    10. Yes, people of similar age/status

  10. How would your life be without the Internet? What would you spend your time doing instead?

    11. Living, enjoying life…would probably be a better life

  11. Do you seek to diversify your perspectives and beliefs on line (via chat or research) or do you look to further develop those you have already formed?

    12. No.

  12. Do you agree that the anonymity of the "virtual" world encourages ‘drive-by’ relationships or have you been able to form more meaningful connections with strangers on the net?

    13. It’s full of lies and desperation, not even drive by relationships

  13. Finally, do you believe that the Internet widens your experience of community (by helping you to connect to others with different beliefs or backgrounds), or does it deepen your experience (by reinforcing and strengthening existing social networks), or perhaps both? Explain.

Has not deepened me, widened me…primarily fictional.