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The number of people in the United States who use the Internet increased steadily from 2000 until 2012, when the percentage of offline adults fell to 15 percent. Since then, despite efforts by the government and social service organizations to encourage Americans to get online, that number hasn't budged, according to Pew.
Why are some Americans so reluctant to sign on? A third of those surveyed who aren't online (34 percent) said they don't think the Internet is relevant to their lives, or that they're simply not interested in what the Web has to offer. Another 32 percent of people who don't use the Internet said the technology required to access the Internet is just too tough to get the hang of, and 8 percent said they were "too old to learn."
But some people said they don't use the Internet because they cannot afford to do so, according to Pew. The survey data showed that 19 percent of those not online cited the expense of Internet service or owning a computer as their reason for staying offline.
Facebook and Google have been in the news recently because they want to get everyone online. What if those people don't want to?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday August 04 2015, @03:24AM
I do consult howto's online all the time. I'm also constantly looking stuff up on Wikipedia and sourcing components for my projects. The internet has a lot of value for me. I remember that kind of stuff used to be hard to find--you had to somehow hear about an enthusiasts' club if you even had anything in your town, or you had to get lucky digging through the stacks at the library. And none of it was searchable. I like that the world is searchable now.
Washington DC delenda est.