China Defines Internet Addiction

narramissic writes "Three years after the first clinic dedicated to Internet addiction opened in Beijing, Chinese doctors have now officially defined it as an ailment. Those afflicted with this ailment spend six or more hours a day online and exhibit at least one of the following symptoms: difficulty sleeping or concentrating, yearning to be online, irritation, and mental or physical distress. Do you meet the criteria? You're in good company: About 10 percent of China's 253 million Internet users exhibit some form of addiction to the medium, and 70 percent of those people are young men, an official Xinhua News Agency report said."

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Bullshit

[gd23ka]

But not surprising for it to be coming from China. I can only imagine life to be
so completely without thrills in that place, it's a small wonder people try at
least to escape mentally. And that's probably the real beef the commies have
with the internet, it not only imports a whole lot of critical thought into the
country but it also takes away from the communist party mindshare.