Do you feel guilty after spending a lot of time on the internet, as if you have been wasting time?

Do you feel guilty after spending a lot of time on the internet, as if you have been wasting time?
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I have to take breaks. In a lot of ways it is wasting time. In other ways, I benefit from what I learn on here….so it balances out, I s’pose.
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