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Should Addictive Tech Come With a Health Warning?
holy_calamity writes "Academics researching how technology addiction affects businesses and employees say 'habit-forming' gadgets like Blackberries should be dispensed along with warnings about the effect they can have on your life. 'We don't want to be in a situation in a few years similar to that with fast food or tobacco today. We need to pay attention to how people react to potentially habit-forming technologies.'"
Any behavior comes with a risk of psychological addiction. To stipulate a health warning on devices is absolutely ludacris.
Exactly. Just imagine someone getting addicted to reading warning labels and the having to write a warning label that reads:
"This device can be considered addictive, get a life*.
*Reading warning labels is considered addictive, don't read.
Jumpstart the tartan drive.
Why didn't someone warn me about slashdot?
Company's lawyerspeak on package: Warning: This product may lead to psychological addiction, not having a life, lack of sleep, and other ill effects.
Teenage or young adult customer: COOL! I gotta have one of those!
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
(I'm psychologically addicted to hanging out at the local peeve ranch; that's one of my pet peeves.)
"with a warning label this big you know it's gotta be fun!"
Warning: this quote is for hardcore fans only. If you can only relate 60% or less of your daily life to a futurama quote then please disregard this post
http://greenobyl.com/ please.... think of the children!!
Then the solution is clear: make life miserable for everyone, all the time.
Hence Microsoft.