The Week contest - Free time

If the Internet suddenly disappeared, what should be the first thing that young people do with all their available time?

Millenials and technology
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Last week's question: Millennials spend up to 18 hours a day on social media, texting, websites, and other screen-based media, a new study found. If the Internet suddenly disappeared, what should be the first thing that young people do with all their available time?

RESULTS:

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Jim Lancaster, Atlanta

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Paul Carroll, Garland, Texas

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Discover sex

Nancy Deschamps, Forest Hills, N.Y.

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