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Are You A Victim Of Internet Addiction?

thelstalk.com — Internet addiction has led to skipping sleep, ignoring family responsibilities, and showing up late for work to fulfill their desire to visit chat rooms and surf the Web. The consequences were severe: Many suffered from marital problems, failed in school or lost a job, and accumulated debt.

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  • Gabberwok, on 02/17/2008, -0/+227We're commenting on Digg, doesn't that answer the question?
  • KnockoutNerd, on 02/17/2008, -0/+157The title made me think it was a quiz, I was hoping for a quiz.
  • ErnestSixpence, on 02/17/2008, -4/+150YES
  • Androfire, on 02/17/2008, -1/+99I'm not addicted man.... I quit anytime I want man.....
  • cledford, on 02/17/2008, -1/+85The internet... it's a-hell-of-a-drug.
  • GeneralGore, on 02/17/2008, -0/+68Question 1: Do you spend more time on the internet then you do with your friends or family?
    Choices:
    Yes (1 Point)
    No (0 points)

    If you scored 1 or more point(s) you may be addicted to the internet.
  • SRSco, on 02/17/2008, -16/+84That's never funny. Yet people on Digg are retarded so you'll still get Diggs, and I'll still get buried.
  • modnar, on 02/17/2008, -39/+102In Soviet Russia, the Internet is a victim of you!
  • windowi, on 02/17/2008, -1/+62It's better than television and/or crack addiction.
  • Virak, on 02/17/2008, -0/+56No, it is clearly the Internet that is addicted to me. It's always sitting there, waiting and ready for me to use it, no matter when or where. I've tried to help it quit, but it ignores my efforts and constantly stays up.
  • SausageSmith, on 02/17/2008, -0/+51The problem is that there's ALWAYS something to look up about. You sit there for one moment ready to switch off, and than BAM - you think of something to check out - or you see a new article on digg, and before you know it, you've spent another few hours online.

    Actually, ***** all what I've just said - it's the porn.
  • inactive, on 02/17/2008, -0/+44if more people wrote boring crap like that then everyone would be cured.
  • HairyReasoner, on 02/17/2008, -7/+47In Soviet Russia, retards bury you.
  • inactive, on 02/17/2008, -0/+34Are you a victim of reality addiction?
  • corevette, on 02/17/2008, -2/+33digg + reddit = epic fail.....for school
  • letitbleed62, on 02/17/2008, -0/+31Am I the only person who found this article awkward and difficult to read

    "It is evident that income may not anything to do with how much time one spends online."
  • cygnus2112, on 02/17/2008, -0/+30Anyone else caught in a paradox of reading online news denouncing internet addiction by reading online news?
  • aadnk, on 02/17/2008, -0/+27I don't know. Let me look it up on Wikipedia first.
  • LStone, on 02/17/2008, -1/+27people sill use chat rooms?
  • inactive, on 02/17/2008, -3/+27So I had planned to go to dinner with my cousin the other day, and right before i was about to leave i got online to check my email. One thing led to another and two hours later I found myself half naked and watching youporn.com. Only when the battery on my laptop died and my screen turned black did i see my reflection and realize what a mess i was. But that didn't stop me. I called my cousin and started blaming him for missing our meeting, I told him that he is a jackass for voting for Hillary and i threatened to send a hitman to his house. I hung up. I took a *****. I ate some Honey Bunches of oats, with strawberries. I went back to take a *****, it didn't sit well. I was bored in the bathroom because it was taking so long, so i decided videotape myself with my phone. It ended being a wonderful crap session, many profanities were used, there was a struggle, a tense moment, and a sad ending as i flushed my friend down. A real drama. Anyway, i posted it on Youtube and called it a night. What a wonderful life.
  • GCarden, on 02/17/2008, -0/+23This is a terribly written article. In 500 words it manages to say pretty much nothing. Buried because it reminded me of high school peer editing.
  • lamprey187, on 02/17/2008, -0/+22I blame digg, damn you digg, damn Kevin Rose for peddling me this crack-like website
  • inactive, on 02/17/2008, -0/+21I get that with wikipedia... I start on a bands page checking out there discography, and then 45 minutes later I'm reading about maggot infested brains. ***** hyperlinks.
  • Commonwealth, on 02/17/2008, -1/+21I'm always so jealous when I meet someone that is addicted to something useful or interesting like drawing or playing the guitar.
  • MiDri, on 02/17/2008, -0/+18I can quit when ever I want, I just don't want to.
  • psbpv3o, on 02/17/2008, -0/+17I'm not addicted, and to prove it I will go...oh look! Best Travel photographs of 2007!
  • MadMalc, on 02/17/2008, -2/+19Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated - the Borg and the Internet, one and the same?
  • KrayzieKyd, on 02/17/2008, -0/+16I take a laptop to bed so I can chat until I fall asleep.
  • tzisc, on 02/17/2008, -1/+17hi, my name is tzisc and i'm an addict
  • inspecality, on 02/17/2008, -0/+16friends?
  • blw1138, on 02/17/2008, -1/+16I somehow got a score of 5...
  • tringtring, on 02/17/2008, -4/+19Internet = The NET,
    = World Wide WEB

    Explains the addiction.
  • inspecality, on 02/17/2008, -0/+14Oh, well who doesn't spend more time on the internet than they do with a sitcom?
  • blckt, on 02/17/2008, -0/+14I reject your reality and substitute my own... then i get addicted to it
  • redfox2600, on 02/17/2008, -1/+15Hi tzisc
  • CommentPoster, on 02/17/2008, -0/+13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends
  • DragonGirl724, on 02/17/2008, -0/+12I wouldn't consider myself a "victim" of internet addiction. I kind of love it. :)
  • cdcr28, on 02/17/2008, -0/+12It reminded me of that girl who wrote about "why girls don't need college" (because they can just marry properly-educated and wealthy men instead)...

    ...but yeah this article written by an unimportant blogger, on a topic that she clearly is not an expert in. Pure tabloid trash.

    Digg is supposed to be a way to filter through the Internet, and this kind of crap really shouldn't make it onto the site. Maybe if this site wasn't flooded with newfags, I could spend less time searching around for useful things and my Internet "addiction" would subside slightly.
  • inactive, on 02/17/2008, -0/+11The pros of internet addiction:

    1. you learn a new language (Anon, Epic, WTF etc..)
    2. You know more than your current events prof
    3. You find yourself correcting your teachers/professors/peers/friends
    4. You know all about the latest gadgets before anyone else
    5. You've seen every chain e-mail 1-2 years before your friends sends it to you
    6. You know every U.S presidential candidate's political views even though your not American
    7. You start to endorse U.S presidential candidates even though your not American
    8. Your immune to the most brutal acts of humanity (goatsie, 2 girls and a cup)
    9. You have an opinion about every aspect in life and outside of it (from saving earth to alien invasions to singularity)
    10. You could have taken your earnings and invested in technology stocks due to your insiders knowledge, but rather flame about the companies online or complain about how much you COULD have earned.
    11. You have probably read more text than any other book reader... ever...

    ...and the list continues... (I'm sure you will find yourself adding 12.. 13...to infity... to this list, or your a hater or lover)
  • stevealford, on 02/17/2008, -5/+16In Soviet Russia, (verb) (noun) you.

    /facetious
  • purzzzell, on 02/17/2008, -1/+11In Soviet Russia, wrong does you.
  • CommentPoster, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Why are you laughing at the Internet? This is serious business.
  • scarz99, on 02/17/2008, -1/+10I'm addicted. Havent been outside my house for 3 weeks. Living off of Dominos Pizza.
  • scarletreverie, on 02/17/2008, -1/+9I wish I knew how to quit you, internet.
  • GramarNatzi, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8*applause*
  • screwfanboys1, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8dugg for irony
  • loudribs, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7I'm addicted to all kinds of *****...the internet is the least of my problems.....
  • fLUx1337, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Sure am...

    I use the internet basically all the time I'm not asleep, I'm either on a computer, or on a mobile device.

    The internet is my life, and tbh, if it went away tomorrow, I would be a bored *****. Plus I'd be out of a job...
  • sniviler, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7INTERNET = thirst for knowledge , best addiction ever.
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