The Virtual Revolution "The Addiction" 4 of 4"

Internet addiction While the existence of Internet addiction is debated, self-proclaimed sufferers are resorting to the courts for redress. In one American case (Pacenza v. IBM Corp.), the plaintiff argued he was illegally dismissed from his employment in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because of Internet addiction triggered by Vietnam War-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.The case is pending before the court in the Southern District of New York (case summarized in Glaser & Carroll, 2007).In many cases, though not all, Internet overuse corrects itself. Sarah Kershaw wrote for the New York Times in 2005: "It was Professor Kiesler who called Internet addiction a fad illness. In her view, she said, television addiction is worse. She added that she was completing a study of heavy Internet users, which showed the majority had sharply reduced their time on the computer over the course of a year, indicating that even problematic use was self-corrective.

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[tonyfalca]

Great series. It's allowed me to understand that, in a sense, the internet is the first step away from capitalism :) Thanks for the upload.

[THEWAY2TRUTH]

@tonyfalca Your welcome,thank you for your insightful comment.

[legendbigguy]

thanks for a complete upload...cheers love your selection too.....food for thought

[THEWAY2TRUTH]

@legendbigguy You are welcome, thank you for the positive feedback

[n3wt]

ur vids are great man ...this looks good ...thx

[THEWAY2TRUTH]

@n3wt your very much welcome,thnx

[tonyfalca]

@THEWAY2TRUTH Yeah. I hate capitalism. I think capitalism coupled with government and state are responsible for the great majority, if not all of inequality in our world. Of course it's our obligation to acknowledge this, take responsibility and clean up the mess.