US full of internet addicts

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=4611

"The US could be rife with Internet addicts as clinically ill as alcoholics, an unprecedented study released on Tuesday suggested."

I am trying my best to join our US Internet counterparts, but our lack of bandwidth and high prices does not allow for full addiction. I guess we are ‘social users’

 

[Riq]

"who spends approximately 30 hours a week on non-essential computer use"

rpm, are you trying to tell us something?

 

[rpm]

Hi Rig

Maybe we can start a small group for addicts here on MyADSL…an online forum dedicated to help people to deal with problems getting off the net

BTW: In my honest opinions most of these Internet addition warnings are crap. Obviously I am going to be grumpy when I can’t access the Internet…you should see me when I can’t get food and water…even worse! Nowadays anything is an addiction…work, sport, Internet etc.

“Most disturbing was the discovery that some people hid their Internet surfing, or went online to cure foul moods”

If they don’t make it out to be an addiction or something bad it will be all good. Hell, what better to use the net to get into a better mood…

 

[Pox]

30 hours a week....that is pathetically low

 

[Riq]

They all a bunch of hippies and they're just upset that we know how to use (and abuse) the net and they don't

You don't see us complaining about priests and say they're addicting to praying.

If it's not affecting anyone negatively then why do they bother making a big thing about it.

PS. Hi, I'm Riq, and i'm an internet addict

 

[dualmeister]

"problematic Internet use." ---> that's about 90% of MyADSL

 

[Riq]

"problematic Internet use." ---> that's about 90% of MyADSL

i object! MyADSL is very informative. I've never read so many news articles till i came to this forum. Thank you MyADSL. You have educated me