same here! its a great escape like anything. its like an endless library of information. then there is youtube if you like music then its hard to stay away from. you can communicate with others. it has its drawbacks but i think its a positive tool to have. only thing is its one more resourceful piece of technology to occupy your time with and the more this happens in the future the more easier it will be to creat barriers to real life.
i think we are at a stage now where we have enough resourceful technology and any more flavours of the month/year etc may become problematic if they become expected for households to own.
right now we have gaming, computers, mobile phones, HD television, ipods.
this feels like enough to keep us going for a while. you have to remember that back in the early to mid 90's mobile phones, ipods, computers werent available. you couldnt pay your bills online. this has a major shifting effect on lifestyles.
there is obviously going to be impacts that are arguable for not having these gadgets and how they help having them as well. there are social impacts if you allow there to be.
its all about control and moderation.