Internet Addiction?

Black Swan · 10-06-2018 11:12pm

Fathom wrote: »

Problematic universal set. Agree.

Are we ready to do grand theorizing with regard to Internet addiction, or should be consider theories of the middle range (see Robert K Merton)?

gctest50 · 10-06-2018 11:25pm

Some may be a good thing :

correllations n all that though

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/youth-crime-down-nsw-internet-social-media-2018-6

By age 21 the proportion of the population that had come into contact with the criminal justice system had halved, with big falls in

car theft (down 59%)
property theft (also down 59%)
and drink-driving (49%)
Violent offending fell 32%.
Property offences dropped 56%.
Drug offending fell 22%.

worded · 10-06-2018 11:32pm

They say you knew you were addicted to the internet on dial up years ago with a a 56k modem when your itemised phone bill arrived in a box

Black Swan · 11-06-2018 12:44am

worded wrote: »

They say you knew you were addicted to the internet on dial up years ago with a a 56k modem when your phone bill arrived in a box

Enjoyed your humour worded.

Fathom · 11-06-2018 1:21am

gctest50 wrote: »

Some may be a good thing : correllations n all that though

New South Wales cohort sample. No comparative data with different cultures? Business Insider Report shows percentages. Percentages are descriptive, not inferential. No correlations or statistical significance levels reported. Sampling sizes not reported, or sample validation techniques. Other variables may have accounted for the change? Explained and unexplained variances for Internet addiction, or social media exposure? Also, confounding with one form against another?

Dr Payne says the trend may also open the door to newer forms of criminal activities. “Those native to social media may explore antisocial and criminal behaviours online which at present attract far less scrutiny from parents and authorities,” he says.

worded · 11-06-2018 9:58am

Black Swan wrote: »

Enjoyed your humour worded.

Thanks, I loved that joke but rarely get to use it anymore as no one used dial up.

I used to rename peoples internet dial up connection "Tinternet"

I was helping a neighbour years ago and they had a teen age son and got a got a huge phone bill.

They were leaving the connection on over night at times. How do I know when we are connected the old parents asked. OK do you hear this ... (I connected the modem and let them hear the modem hand shake)
They listened to the phone extension and said ... oh is that what that sound is? LOL

I connected a psychical spliter to save them from bankrupcy

Ah the early days of Tinternet

VIP

Fathom · 11-06-2018 6:08pm

worded wrote: »

I was helping a neighbour years ago and they had a teen age son and got a got a huge phone bill.

Now we have mobiles with fixed rate unlimited text & voice. Phone also hotspot. Cost no longer prohibitive to limit potential Internet addiction.

mzungu · 14-06-2018 3:13pm

gctest50 wrote: »

Some may be a good thing :

correllations n all that though

True.

But it makes for a handy excuse all the same! "I'm on the net 15 hours a day because I want to help reduce crime and make the world a safer place."

Black Swan · 15-06-2018 10:03pm

Fathom wrote: »

Now we have mobiles with fixed rate unlimited text & voice. Phone also hotspot. Cost no longer prohibitive to limit potential Internet addiction.

Indeed! Just spoke with a colleague yesterday who subscribed to a major comm corporation that offered a free smartphone, along with unlimited voice & text, including mobile hotspot for 30 USD monthly. Depending upon how you define Internet addiction, I may be joining the ranks with these low prices shortly.

Fathom · 15-06-2018 11:43pm

Black Swan wrote: »

a major comm corporation that offered a free smartphone, along with unlimited voice & text, including mobile hotspot for 30 USD monthly.

Metro... (something??).

Black Swan · 17-06-2018 6:45pm

Fathom wrote: »

Metro... (something??).

Sounds about right, but will have to find that note.

Fathom · 19-06-2018 12:00am

IAD. Internet Addiction Disorder. Or Ivan Goldberg's satire? Names a disease that doesn't exist?

Black Swan · 20-06-2018 7:29am

The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz. Any merit when discussing Internet Addiction?

Fathom · 21-06-2018 11:11pm

Black Swan wrote: »

The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz. Any merit when discussing Internet Addiction?

Dated empirical studies. Thought provoking.

mzungu · 22-06-2018 11:05pm

Fathom wrote: »

Dated empirical studies. Thought provoking.

Black Swan wrote: »

The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz. Any merit when discussing Internet Addiction?

Gaming addiction now a disorder, according to WHO. A kickback has already started as experts warn it is "premature." Link: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/gaming-addiction-classification-premature-experts-say-1.3540055

Black Swan · 25-06-2018 3:27am

"A London hospital is preparing to launch the first ever NHS-funded internet addiction centre for young people and adults."

Fathom · 27-06-2018 1:08am

Black Swan wrote: »

"A London hospital is preparing to launch the first ever NHS-funded internet addiction centre for young people and adults."

Gaming disorders the NHS focus.

Black Swan · 28-06-2018 11:20pm

Fathom wrote: »

Gaming disorders the NHS focus.

"WHO (World Health Organization) officially classified gaming disorder as part of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD)."

mzungu · 29-06-2018 8:58pm

Black Swan wrote: »

"WHO (World Health Organization) officially classified gaming disorder as part of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD)."

It will be controversial. Different opinions among experts. This one might have a bit of road to travel yet!

Black Swan · 01-07-2018 12:42am

"Internet addiction is not included in the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) used by health professionals for diagnosis."

Black Swan · 03-07-2018 2:32pm

Why Is There a ‘Gaming Disorder’ But No ‘Smartphone Disorder?’

Fathom · 04-07-2018 1:36am

Technology addiction.

mzungu · 05-07-2018 10:48am

Black Swan wrote: »

Why Is There a ‘Gaming Disorder’ But No ‘Smartphone Disorder?’

Next on the way, perhaps?

Black Swan · 05-07-2018 2:06pm

Someone completely focused on texting walked into me on campus the other day, and I was disordered!

Fathom · 06-07-2018 3:56am

Black Swan wrote: »

Someone completely focused on texting walked into me on campus the other day, and I was disordered!

Funniest Vids has several text stumbles.

mzungu · 08-07-2018 11:41am

Black Swan wrote: »

Someone completely focused on texting walked into me on campus the other day, and I was disordered!

A ban on adults using smartphones is next on the list!

Black Swan · 09-07-2018 4:51am

mzungu wrote: »

A ban on adults using smartphones is next on the list!

Smartphones use while driving, although outlawed, is one of the leading causes of traffic accidents across the pond.

Fathom · 10-07-2018 9:27pm

Black Swan has me reading One-Dimensional Man (H Marcuse). Applies here to Internet addiction. Techno-society expectation.

Black Swan · 10-07-2018 10:48pm

Fathom wrote: »

Black Swan has me reading One-Dimensional Man (H Marcuse). Applies here to Internet addiction. Techno-society expectation.

As noted elsewhere, recommend skipping introduction, as well as chapters occurring before those that address "Thinking," techo-society, scientific method, and operationalisation. Especially read pre-scientific Galileo historical influences, and Edmund Husserl's critique of how applied science and technology has formed the boundaries of existence, suggesting such addictions would be normal and not dysfunctional in today's positivist technological society.

Fathom · 11-07-2018 12:05am

Beginning with "Thought" chapters.

Internet Addiction?

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