Can you imagine that?
It seems that China is locking up people once they get the label slapped on them saying they are “internet addicts.” Mostly teens are being rounded up. Crazy, isn’t is? Doesn’t this seem like some old movie where people get locked up in the name of saving them from themselves? I personally know some W.O.W. addicts. That is World of Warcraft, a virtual community of thousands, if not millions who live cyber lives of sorts. China will have to build massive mental treatment institutions in order to house their internet addicts. How about treating those pudgy government men with thick glasses for overeating? I guess that is not a disorder… Go figure. See the article here: Chinese Internet Addicts
Addicts in prison huh? well its a good thing that China is relatively big because they’re going to need a lot of prisons… one for Drug addicts, another for alcoholic, one for gambling and eating and smoking and sex addicts… i guess what I mean to say is that any form of addiction is dangerous wheather is be something healthy like running and exercise or something obviously dangerous like drug addiction; too much of anything is bad for you. The point is to fix the addiction not to lock it up deep down inside where the sun dont shine.
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James Shackelford said,
August 24, 2009 @ 2:55 pmThis is rediculous Dr. Sam I mean I can understand the addiction part (all too well) but locking them up come on now thats a little extreem. Is this addiction or obssesion? Today, everything has a “label” its the easier softer way to just lock them up and throw away the key. Although at times I catch myself in front of this contraption for hours on end without even realizing it but I get off my butt and do something.