Men Choose Internet Access over Sex (I Think I Know Why)
What do men really want? Access to the internet, apparently. A survey conducted by TP-LINK, a global networking provider of networking products, reveals that among men ages 18-45 years old, internet access is more essential than personal hygiene, sex and alcohol. Internet connection is undoubtedly a big deal, but it’s still quite disturbing to think of geekiness to such an extent.
According to the survey, 88.5 percent of the respondents would go for Internet access over hygiene-related vanities, such as a mirror, toothbrush & toothpaste, and footwear; 92.5 percent would abstain from alcohol and pub-grub for an entire year of Internet access, and more than half, at 64 percent, are willing to give up sex for a week for internet connectivity. It’s amazing what the worldwide web can make men do. While the results work in favor of (porn) websites, online gaming companies and networking gear firms like TP-Link, it can be utilized by friends and family members as well, to stimulate favorable responses to certain situations.
The survey also reveals that 74 percent of the respondents prefer internet service over mobile phone and cable/satellite TV if it’s not possible to have more than one service at home. Every time the internet crashes, 63.5 percent stays calm and looks for a solution, 22 percent leech on other people’s Wi-Fi signal, 21.5 percent pace the room yelling obscenities, and 17 percent actually enjoy the downtime.
So if they’re not actually watching porn, what are these men doing with all this internet access? While online, 87.5 percent of the respondents dwell on reading and sending emails, 72.5 percent watching YouTube videos, 65 percent checking and updating their social networking profile, while 62.5 percent are working or doing research. A hefty 59 percent reading news and magazine articles, though 34.5 percent are in fact watching porn. And 30 percent of men are blogging or vlogging while online. The devices used to access the internet, in order, are computers (83 percent), gaming consoles (51 percent), smartphones (44 percent) and tablets (10.5 percent).
The survey was conducted on 200 men by Holos research for TP-Link on March 29 and 30. Below is an un-related infographic detailing the average day in the life of an Internet user.
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