Public Opinion Suggests Internet Addiction Is a Problem
SodaHead Infographics
2012/02/20 14:00:00
Internet addiction has been discussed as a "clinical disorder" since 1996, when Kimberly S. Young wrote a study on it for CyberPsychology and Behavior. Since then, the Internet has become widely available in developed nations, reaching nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population in 2010, according to World Bank records.
Now, thanks to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and a handful of other developers, the Internet is on our desks, in our backpacks, in our pockets, and even on our televisions. Naturally, the risk of Internet addiction is up, and some studies have shown it could be as powerful an addiction as substance abuse. We asked the public if they thought they were addicted, and were surprised to see how many respondents admitted to it -- especially young people. To find out who else is at risk, take a dive into our Internet addiction infographic.
Now, thanks to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and a handful of other developers, the Internet is on our desks, in our backpacks, in our pockets, and even on our televisions. Naturally, the risk of Internet addiction is up, and some studies have shown it could be as powerful an addiction as substance abuse. We asked the public if they thought they were addicted, and were surprised to see how many respondents admitted to it -- especially young people. To find out who else is at risk, take a dive into our Internet addiction infographic.
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Which means they do not rule supremre as they have done in the halls of Congress these past 90 years.
To be fair, those who are LiberL sHUT uP AT WE E TADD.
Nowadays, I may need the internet to get in contact with any of my awesome friends and all. So I couldn't goo too much time without it, unless I just took a year off from FireFox or Chrome, and just spent time otherwise. I'd still have internet features. But I do take the time to go outside and all, I have a job, I'm responsible now. Got to moderate things and control yourself.
But people call me addicted, but I don't think I am, the only reason I go on the internet because I have nothing better to do... :) If you gave me something to do, I wouldn't go on the internet...
Oh snap!
Right.
On the Internet.