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Originally Posted by mike
I have been reading quite a few articles lately debating the reality of internet and/or gadget addiction. ( Here's one for example).
I am generally skeptical of all of the various sundry addictions, afflictions and modern day maladies people claim to be victims of -- More often than not, I believe a bunch of that crap exists only so that some pharmaceutical company can make and sell a pill for it. |
Actually most addictions exist because we human beings are weak. We think we are dependent, and therefore we are.
Some might argue there are physical and mental dependencies, which there most certainly are. However, if you make up your mind to quit anything, you can. People do it every day with alcohol, drugs, food, you name it; you simply have to decide you want to quit.
Are people addicted to the net... absolutely! I'm one of them!! Don't have cable, I can find everything I need for news on the net, I can find all the entertainment I want on the net, I can find all the educational material I want on the net. I can intereact with others half a world away on the net, without ever leaving my house. It's really cool!! Personally I'd much rather be on the net, than sitting on the couch watching TV. And, I refuse to pay $50 - $60 a month for something I don't watch but an hour or two a month.
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Originally Posted by mike
That said, I think people can be addicted to gadgets, games and/or the internet. Just yesterday I was standing in line at Qdoba trying to get some lunch but the lady in front of me apparently couldn't get off of her damned cell phone long enough to order.
Is that addictive behavior or just bad cell phone etiquette? |
That's just plain rude!! She's a self centered egotistical &!+(#, thinks she's better than everyone else in line, and that you should all wait on her to finish her conversation. Has absolutely nothing to do with addicition!!
You should have whipped out your trusty pocket tazer and zapped her cell phone!
