Posted by yxibow on July 29, 2008, at 2:27:54
In reply to Re: Internet addiction - help! » dbc, posted by Marty on July 28, 2008, at 0:45:50
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> > But look at it this way it could be much worse. You could be playing World of Warcraft.
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> I think he DIDN'T mention him NOT playing WoW. Let's wish this will not get him down further if it's the case.
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> BTW, I'm also "addicted" to the net. And I wouldn't consider this a real addiction just like heroine, nicotine and gambling. It only a 'refuge' that you need to stop overabusing by accepting the pain that comes from doing the OTHER things in life. Less intellectual, more physical activities helps a lot when trying to break this vicious circle.I would mostly concur. I can't say its less intellectual -- I gather knowledge for projects and the like from Wikipedia which is a great source of information -- on the other hand I can go on a Wikipedia binge and click and click through URLs until I know the trivia of the most northern island in Scotland or something.
And yes, though PBabble is a great source of therapy it can also be a "refuge" as you put it from doing other things in life.All in moderation.
Remember, people use the internet for coding, building web pages, work related internet use, distributing videos, I dare say creating porn sites for profit (which is probably one of the most lucrative things out there [g]).
The one thing I notice though is that the more I get interested (as I am typing), the likelihood of staying up later and getting my sleep clock all messed up is going to occur. Which means I probably should get to sleep sometime soon :)I don't know, that's my 2c
-- Jay
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