Comments on: When the madness grips us

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:18:37 +0000

I am only on the internet late at night for two reasons, my friends are on line at that time and we are chatting or I have had a bad day and find so many interesting things to read which relaxes me. I am a bit of a night owl, so my late is probably a bit later than average.

I do worry about people who feel the need to log on as soon as they wake up in the morning, as soon as they get home and in the middle of the night if they can’t sleep. Oh yes and those people who prefer it to real conversation

By: Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:24:06 +0000

“plead my case”, not “please my case”, sorry. Mad AND careless

By: Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:22:14 +0000

Well, well… I was with you all the way, because I’ve seen this stuff, even got caught up and carried along with it in a little way some years ago, but then… you went and said: “…eg using the internet late at night…” May I please my case to be absolved of “The Madness”? I’m an insomniac, I can get some work done instead of counting sheep, and some of my best ideas and online discoveries (in journals, not Facebook pages) have come late at night. But, on reflection, guilty as charged Guv, I am a little bit mad. That’s the last time I submit any comments to Higham after 10 pm

By: Sackerson

Sackerson — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:47:34 +0000

It’s that Buddhist principle, isn’t it; attachment=imbalance.

By: James Higham

James Higham — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:13:19 +0000

I’m sure that there are many for whom this is so. It was only an example of those who are and I’ve known them. I’ve occasionally become so concerned about not getting a post up that I’ve become anxious.

By: ivan

ivan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:40:47 +0000

James,

Not all of us using the internet past midnight are obsessed with it. I do it because: a) I’m a night person – I do my writing and thinking better at night.
b) I like the quiet and the fact my internet connection is much faster late at night. Plus the fact that for most of the people I’m in contact with it’s daytime for them.