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China Defines Internet Addiction

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the one-more-addiction-to-the-list dept.

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."

6 of 201 comments (clear)

  1. First psot by burtosis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean I am addicted?

  2. What did that say? by Dripdry · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read that as "China Defends Internet Addiction".
    I hear they also have a problem with youth in asia, but I've been assured that the government has the problem well in hand.

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  3. Just One More Way for Them to Stop You by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    News Anchor: And in today's news, an unnamed Chinese dissident has been treated in Beijing for <sinister sounding voice>internet addiction</sinister sounding voice>. After monitoring his internet usage and anti-government e-mails through his ISP, the government was able to find the man and get him the help he needs at a special government run institution at a remote location for his own good. Let's hope he has a swift recovery ...

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  4. Wow work related injury here I come by Coraon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I totally hope they have this in North America, I could totally go on workman's comp as my job requires me to be online all the time.

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  5. Looks like they have defined IT jobs as an ailment by D4C5CE · · Score: 4, Funny

    difficulty sleeping or concentrating, yearning to be online, irritation, and mental or physical distress

    Each of which is all too easily inflicted at the hands of a PHB (cluelessly imposing impossible deadlines), without one single minute of WoW involved...

  6. Crackberry by oGMo · · Score: 4, Funny

    So if my blackberry is constantly connected to the internet and it's on 24/7, I guess that means

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    I'm ... what were we talking about? I was checking my mail.

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