Hooked on to the Internet?

[petrushka.googol]

Is the internet an extension of our nervous system? Is addiction to the internet a reflection of an underlying nervous disorder?

Is it a symptom of social anxiety? And will it really replace real socialization? Can a chat bot replace a mentor or benefactor?

What does the future presage? (as the internet grows will it become a social anathema like obesity?).

 

Please express your views.

 

Thanks in advance.

[pears]

Is an addiction to the internet necessarily all that different to other behavioural addictions?

[Mrs Zeta]

Is the internet an extension of our nervous system?

YES, in the sense that we can gather information from it, elaborate it and re-transmit it

 

Is addiction to the internet a reflection of an underlying nervous disorder?

NO, but most addictions are bad

 

Is it a symptom of social anxiety?

NO lthough some people prefer the anonymity

 

And will it really replace real socialization?

YES, in great part, but not fully

 

Can a chat bot replace a mentor or benefactor?

NO, I don't think this will happen in the forseeable future

 

What does the future presage? (as the internet grows will it become a social anathema like obesity?).

NO, it will become a necessity