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8ballrollin · 02-02-2006, 04:28 AM

Do you believe there is such a thing as Internet Addiction? If yes, how do you think it differs from other addictions? Obviously, it’s not a physical addiction, but is it an endorphin-seeking behavior, like shoplifting or gambling? It sounds made up to me, but maybe too much time on the 'Net is an anti-social behavior without redeeming value?

I don’t know.

SoCalCoug · 02-02-2006, 04:30 AM

I figure that spending time on the internet just means I'm not spending it watching tv. Does that mean I 'm addicted to tv?

il Padrino Ute · 02-02-2006, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

It sounds made up to me, but maybe too much time on the 'Net is an anti-social behavior without redeeming value?

I don’t know.

THAT'S A DAMN LIE AND YOU KNOW IT! YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK!!!

:P :P :P

8ballrollin · 02-02-2006, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

I figure that spending time on the internet just means I'm not spending it watching tv. Does that mean I 'm addicted to tv?

I think you’re right, I thought about that after I pushed "Submit." Is there any difference between being on the 'Net or watching TV? - probably not, or even reading a book for that matter. And they can both (TV or a book) be anti-social.

02-02-2006, 04:28 AM	#1
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	Internet Addiction Do you believe there is such a thing as Internet Addiction? If yes, how do you think it differs from other addictions? Obviously, it’s not a physical addiction, but is it an endorphin-seeking behavior, like shoplifting or gambling? It sounds made up to me, but maybe too much time on the 'Net is an anti-social behavior without redeeming value? I don’t know.

02-02-2006, 04:30 AM	#2
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	I figure that spending time on the internet just means I'm not spending it watching tv. Does that mean I 'm addicted to tv? __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug