Wednesday, February 20th 2008
Accredited Psychologists Warn of 'Technology Addiction'; Compare it to Sex Addiction
New medical research confirms what hardware enthusiasts, gamers, workaholics and teenagers have known for a while: people are literally becoming addicted to technology. Professor Nada Kakabadse of Northampton University got concerned when she noticed people that had a serious problem putting away their phones, PDAs and other links to the digital world. Remarkably, Professor Kakabadse was able to link addiction to technology and addiction to sex. The professer found that nearly a third of everyone carrying a technological device is addicted. This is most likely because we are creatures of habit, and "can get addicted to anything that is remotely interesting." Professor Kakabadse also was quick to point out that technology got a lot more addicting since the introduction of the internet. Witty Inquirer writer Nick Farrell wonders how the professor could possibly avoid citing porn as a reason for this sudden burst inaddiction.
Source:
BBC
69 Comments on Accredited Psychologists Warn of 'Technology Addiction'; Compare it to Sex Addiction
And the definition of "addiction" is subjective as far as I'm concerned.
I mean seriously, we are aware that we use the computer alot, we just dont give a shit :roll:.
I think an addiction is an uncontrollable urge to do something out of habit rather than purpose. And since computers serve purposes of entertaining and educating (as well as allowing work to be done) I find it hard to apply that definition to it.
Smoking is an addiction as it actually alters brain chemistry. How can a computer ever hope to do that through allowing us control of IT. Usually the addictive has control over the user, not the opposite.
imo, this researcher has an addiction in trying to make us feel bad about our time spent on computers.
I hear the ONLY CURE is lots of sex.
no really... :slap:
Dont click the link if you find urine unacceptable.
hey and shes cute eather way :P (u cant really see anything, just....something runnong on the ground !!)_
we gots nothing to spend our cash otherwise & let me put it this way...
If winning at the races makes my dad happier then when i or my sister was born then I can be happier then the day i was born when i get new parts to make a monster rig.
simple as.
when i got my 8800GTS in, i almost married the delivery guy cuz i was so happy :) i was boucing off the walls like mad
& in the words of Dave Chapell doing his Samuel Jackson beer skit...."Yes they deserve to die & i hope they burn in hell!"
P.S.
I use to be in a much much much well paid job - where i use to work 12hr shifts at least 5days a week now what the hell am i supposed to do with that money asside from saving some of it which i already do lol.
Every single person is addicted to something. What are we meant to do? Sit in a darkened room with nothing for stimulation just in case we get addicted.....but won't we become addicted to sitting in a darkened room? Oh, its a conundrum.
You need to drink 5 glasses of water a day.
On weekends you need to play a violent contact sport, and that night you must get so drunk you need a stomach pump, as well as sleep with various drunk women.
Thats what we should do, to make sure we arent addicted!
There is no good addiction.
Recent refer: forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=53164 hah :) and to think I run a private WoW server...:)