A new American survey suggests internet addiction is increasing.
More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet,
"Addicts" showed signs of compulsive internet use, habitually checking e-mail, websites and chat rooms.
They compare internet addiction to alcoholism and as a result, internet addiction clinics have sprung up around the world to try to wean people off their cyberspace fix. Last year, China opened its first clinic in Beijing
Bullshit...
It's entertainment. It's educational. It's a way of conversing with friends - it's progress. Sitting in
front of a monitor on IM with a webcam and headphones/mic allows you to converse with someone thousands of miles away - I mean, come on, how cool is that??
Years ago people had penpals, then they used the telephone, now we have Instant Messenger - and it's free!!
I also use mine for music, education, helping with kid's homework - it's endless but I admit my friends are the primary reason I come online
Anyway, in reading the article, I'm not classed as addicted because I don't hide my online time. So I'm ok. But what cracked me up was the profile of the typical internet addicted American...
A typical addict is a single, white college-educated male in his 30s, who spends more than 30 hours a week on "non-essential" computer use, it found.
And then I looked at my Myspace friends' list - hmmmm.....
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Guess I'm not truly an "addict" either, then, for the same reason ;-)
And you so know I had to do the same when I read the last line... "hmmmm", indeed!
I just noticed it says single, change the single for married as well and Ive over 10
i think that demographic is addicted to porn... free porn on the internet. not the internet itself.
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