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Should Addictive Tech Come With a Health Warning?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nanny-state dept.

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.'"

4 of 329 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Absolutely Not by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.
  2. The obiligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why didn't someone warn me about slashdot?

  3. Re:Absolutely Not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    > ludacris.

    ...is the stage name of a rapper. You meant ludicrous, "so absurd as to cause laughter".

    (I'm psychologically addicted to hanging out at the local peeve ranch; that's one of my pet peeves.)

  4. Re:Everything fun has addictive properties.... by CSMatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then the solution is clear: make life miserable for everyone, all the time.