Maslow's Hierarchy of Internet Needs

[andrewducker]

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So awesome.

[all_unnecessary]

<3

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[azurelunatic]

(because I just linked this in IRC, and the source site is a PITA)

A pyramid-shaped diagram, with the most basic needs at the bottom and the more advanced needs at the top; diagrams of this sort mean that the needs at the bottom must be fulfilled first.

Top down:

Productivity:
Once all other needs have been met, users may finally be productive.

Knowledge Search:
The need to feel smart by researching useless facts, reading celeb gossip & self-diagnosing illnesses on WebND

Fails:
The need to build self-esteem by viewing the idiocy of others

Porn:
The need to feel loved and to give love to one's self

Social Networks:
The need to feel connected to friends, acquaintances, and people randomly met once one night

Cats:
Above all else, internet users require funny pictures of cats

[eatsoylentgreen.livejournal.com]

I like this!

[tysolna]

I think I'm usually producti... Oh hey a kitten! :-D

[bracknellexile.livejournal.com]

I do not need pictures of cats. I can therefore only conclude that I am, in fact, not an internet user!

[lizzie-and-ari.livejournal.com]

Love it.

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

+1