Maslow's Hierarchy of Internet Needs

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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