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Re:Internet addiction and the habit of book reading by bmitc on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:28AM (#29601946)
None of those things have the addictive and distraction power of the Internet. Along with the Internet has come ubiquitous things like laptops, tablets, and cellphones. It is an actual problem, not one for people to merely "worry and kvetch about".
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Re:Internet addiction and the habit of book reading by acchow on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:33AM (#29601969)
Wasn't TV viewed in the same light?

I imagine a large segment of humanity has always looked for addictions.

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Re:Internet addiction and the habit of book reading by moffkalast on Saturday December 18, 2021 @07:57AM (#29604150)
Well most of the population seems to drink coffee and is somehow proud of not being able to quit, so yeah. Addiction is a part of our life, we just have to be careful to not form harmful ones.
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Re:Internet addiction and the habit of book reading by createunderrate on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:54PM (#29606667)
TV was viewed in the same light, and a large chunk of the population remains addicted to their TVs to this day.
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