"Virtually Addicted" article
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Pretty soon we will all be connected to the internet through our minds we will depend on it and it will be hard to live without it. There will be some rebels who refuse to get the implants and they will be like outcasts.
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Good, then I'll be able to get to wikipedia and dictionary.com whenever I need them. We already depend on the internet at work, I mean besides the obvious, we cannot do without it even when we are not using it. When it stops working, everyone turns into zombies and drifts around aimlessly unable to do any work even if it is paperwork. Just the lack of POTENTIAL connectivity is too much to cope with. Of course, it is worse when the power goes out.
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
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Pretty soon we will all be connected to the internet through our minds we will depend on it and it will be hard to live without it. There will be some rebels who refuse to get the implants and they will be like outcasts.
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Captain See SharpPretty soon we will all be connected to the internet through our minds we will depend on it and it will be hard to live without it.
Spyware, Viruses, Identity Theft...they will all take to a new level...mind control, terrorism indoctrination....see, we are opening a whole nw can of worms here.... Roswell
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Business Week - Virtually Addicted I don't know how this link thing works, so that bit above might be weird.... Anyway, I think this addicted to the internet thing is silly. Although I imagine there are some people, a small number, who could be said to be "addicted" to the internet, I think most people who might show signs of addiction actually just have a controllable bad habit, are lazy or are bored. I think all three apply to me :-D See the bottom of the first page of the article for statistics on the high number of Americans showing signs of addiction to the internet. Whatever. My worst addiction, by this kind of criteria and worse, was to reading science fiction novels. I used to read for longer than I intended, in inappropriate situations (during class, at work), I found it hard to not read at least an hour a day. I had to hide the fact that I was reading from teachers and employers lest I get in trouble for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. It had adverse effects on my life as I stayed up late at night reading and was tired the next day, I read instead of doing homework.... Maybe it affected my social life? My best friend was also a "reader". I did not spend much money on my habit however, preferring to use the library and my Dad's extensive collection of books. Occasionally I snuck books out from the school library without checking them out first. Is that an addiction?
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
I also think that this "internet addiction" thing is silly, but not exactly for the same reason that you do. Of course some of them are just bad habits, but I think that some might actually be different cases of addiction. However, they are of course not addicted to the internet. Someone who can't stop using phone sex is not "phone addicted", and an alcoholic is not "bottle addicted". In cases like that we are able to identify the actual object of addiction, but for internet related addictions, it's still the medium that is focused, not the content. It's not the ability to connect to other computers that is addictive. The fascination is not the bytes flowing back and forth, and you don't need to constantly upgrade to a faster internet connection to get the same buzz from it. Hopefully this "internet addiction" thing will with time mature into actually identifying the actual causes of the addictions instead of focusing on 'the bottle'.
--- It's amazing to see how much work some people will go through just to avoid a little bit of work.
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I also think that this "internet addiction" thing is silly, but not exactly for the same reason that you do. Of course some of them are just bad habits, but I think that some might actually be different cases of addiction. However, they are of course not addicted to the internet. Someone who can't stop using phone sex is not "phone addicted", and an alcoholic is not "bottle addicted". In cases like that we are able to identify the actual object of addiction, but for internet related addictions, it's still the medium that is focused, not the content. It's not the ability to connect to other computers that is addictive. The fascination is not the bytes flowing back and forth, and you don't need to constantly upgrade to a faster internet connection to get the same buzz from it. Hopefully this "internet addiction" thing will with time mature into actually identifying the actual causes of the addictions instead of focusing on 'the bottle'.
--- It's amazing to see how much work some people will go through just to avoid a little bit of work.
that's true, that people who are in fact addicted are not addicted to the internet, per se. I think most people, whether addicted or just having a strong bad habit, are drawn by an interaction or escapism of some kind, although you could of course feed an obsession or addiction to sex or porn through the internet as well. Beyond these three, I'm not sure what it is that a person might actually be addicted to. The reason I like the internet because I like the actual information and find a lot of fascinating things to read. Although I do tend to get bored after a while. I don't think anyone could develop that type of interest into an addiction, although perhaps an obsession I suppose... Without recognising people's real addictions, the legal battles and resultant laws and office policies regarding the internet are just going to become absurd.
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
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Business Week - Virtually Addicted I don't know how this link thing works, so that bit above might be weird.... Anyway, I think this addicted to the internet thing is silly. Although I imagine there are some people, a small number, who could be said to be "addicted" to the internet, I think most people who might show signs of addiction actually just have a controllable bad habit, are lazy or are bored. I think all three apply to me :-D See the bottom of the first page of the article for statistics on the high number of Americans showing signs of addiction to the internet. Whatever. My worst addiction, by this kind of criteria and worse, was to reading science fiction novels. I used to read for longer than I intended, in inappropriate situations (during class, at work), I found it hard to not read at least an hour a day. I had to hide the fact that I was reading from teachers and employers lest I get in trouble for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. It had adverse effects on my life as I stayed up late at night reading and was tired the next day, I read instead of doing homework.... Maybe it affected my social life? My best friend was also a "reader". I did not spend much money on my habit however, preferring to use the library and my Dad's extensive collection of books. Occasionally I snuck books out from the school library without checking them out first. Is that an addiction?
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
standgale wrote:
actually just have a controllable bad habit
Every addict says "I have it under control". And has half a dozen good and logical reasons why he can't prove it right now.
standgale wrote:
Is that an addiction?
You have your finger at the right spot. If it controls your life style, it is an addiction.
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Business Week - Virtually Addicted I don't know how this link thing works, so that bit above might be weird.... Anyway, I think this addicted to the internet thing is silly. Although I imagine there are some people, a small number, who could be said to be "addicted" to the internet, I think most people who might show signs of addiction actually just have a controllable bad habit, are lazy or are bored. I think all three apply to me :-D See the bottom of the first page of the article for statistics on the high number of Americans showing signs of addiction to the internet. Whatever. My worst addiction, by this kind of criteria and worse, was to reading science fiction novels. I used to read for longer than I intended, in inappropriate situations (during class, at work), I found it hard to not read at least an hour a day. I had to hide the fact that I was reading from teachers and employers lest I get in trouble for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. It had adverse effects on my life as I stayed up late at night reading and was tired the next day, I read instead of doing homework.... Maybe it affected my social life? My best friend was also a "reader". I did not spend much money on my habit however, preferring to use the library and my Dad's extensive collection of books. Occasionally I snuck books out from the school library without checking them out first. Is that an addiction?
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
standgale wrote:
I used to read for longer than I intended, in inappropriate situations (during class, at work), I found it hard to not read at least an hour a day.
An hour a day? That's very mild - when I was young I could easily read in bed for two or three hours when I should have been sleeping :-O Yes, that was science fiction as well...
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Captain See SharpPretty soon we will all be connected to the internet through our minds we will depend on it and it will be hard to live without it.
Spyware, Viruses, Identity Theft...they will all take to a new level...mind control, terrorism indoctrination....see, we are opening a whole nw can of worms here.... Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAWell, I think Waler Jon Willams and Steve Gibson have already covered that ground.
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standgale wrote:
I used to read for longer than I intended, in inappropriate situations (during class, at work), I found it hard to not read at least an hour a day.
An hour a day? That's very mild - when I was young I could easily read in bed for two or three hours when I should have been sleeping :-O Yes, that was science fiction as well...
Well, I say at LEAST an hour a day. I would generally read 1 book a day when I was 11 and 12. And they were proper books, well, at least suitable for 14 years, to adult books. (not adult-rated, adult reading level). What else would you read but science fiction? :laugh: Is there actually any other type of fiction? ;)
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams
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standgale wrote:
actually just have a controllable bad habit
Every addict says "I have it under control". And has half a dozen good and logical reasons why he can't prove it right now.
standgale wrote:
Is that an addiction?
You have your finger at the right spot. If it controls your life style, it is an addiction.
Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Velopers, Develprs, Developers!
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Linkify!|Fold With Us!Some people probably can control it relatively easily, but just don't want to, whereas others would have actual trouble controlling it, even if they wanted to quit. eg. smoking is a good example most people understand. Anyway, that's what I meant. I would like to say I have my reading addiction firmly under control now, although I feel this is a bad thing and I am trying to read a bit more. ;) :)
"Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams