A study claims internet addiction is rife.

[starrylizard]

Okay, so THIS article is killing me. Found it off science_beta.

Is it just me, or are they completely missing the point that for many people the internet is a very social activity. Calling it an addiction and throwing it in with drug and alcohol abuse seems a little over the top to me. These people really need to have better things to research.

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[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Totally. Plus, if I was writing short stories on paper, which I used to do a lot. You don't go around showing them to many people. Most people just make fun of them or whatever, yet because they are on paper it's ok. If I chat to people and share a hobby that's fine, but once it's online it's bad? If I wander around with my mobile attached to my head, that's okay, but if I email and IM I'm antisocial. I don't get it. *shrugs*

I love the idea, that if I go overseas or move cities, I already know people there. It's lovely. I learn so much. By their standards though, I'm well and truly addicted. *blows raspberries at them*