Author Topic: Does "internet addiction" exist and are you an addict? (Read 2912 times)

Mars · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2008, 06:25:34 AM »

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3217626/Dalai_Lama_-_The_Art_of_Happiness

Mars · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2008, 06:34:00 AM »

you are great too stud, post some pics.

Tombo · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2008, 07:32:28 AM »

Quote from: FrenchFrie on March 28, 2008, 05:55:38 AM

no, the "fun" has nothing to do with hapiness, pleasure has nothing to do with hapiness, these are totaly differnt and oposite concepts.

You can have fun but still be deeply unhappy.

Hapiness is something really appart, that is precisely defined and explained in philoshophy and hat to achieve, hence so few of us being able to know and understand what it is.

read this (the art of hapiness):

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/105-9248524-8765223?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=art+of+hapiness&x=0&y=0

(its nor eligion bullshit, its pure philosophy) and you will know what is hapiness, and what differenciates it from "fun" and "pleasure", which again, completely different things.

it's very practical and has be written by the dalai lama interviewed by an occidental psychnalyst (howard cutler) .

If you guys had to read one book in your life, it would be this one.

interesting....

CalvinH · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2008, 08:16:53 AM »

Internet porn is an addiction and I don't wanna be cured

JasonH · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:07:15 PM »

Quote from: CalvinH on March 28, 2008, 08:16:53 AM

Internet porn is an addiction and I don't wanna be cured

Seconded!

muscleforlife · « **Reply #30 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:35:46 PM »

Quote from: GHGut on March 27, 2008, 04:31:49 PM

I think it does and I think I might be. I spend way too much time checking my various email accounts every day when I don't need to be doing so and reading/posting on various boards. Intervention time?

yes it does exist
yes I am addicted.

I still work, take care of the family and myself.
I don't get withdrawals if I can't check my mail for a day or two.
I am a socially functioning addict.

Thank you.
Sandra

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #31 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:59:47 PM »

Quote from: Stark on March 28, 2008, 06:22:38 AM

unfortunatly in todays time this is not enough, think of it this way, all an alcoholic has to do is to stay away from alcohol what is in itself
quite dificult at times.
But in todays times it's litteraly impossible to stay away from the Internet.

Yes people are getting additect to the internet... and I can prove it.

My last job was a Managing position Customer support for the Online game World of Warcraft, I had a team of 80 Agents who would look after the clients who play Wow and their complaints.
We had daily complaints of people saying they would kill themself if we don't do this or that, for each we had to evalutate if they are real and serious if so than send the Police over to their house.
I have seen insane examples of people being completely consumed by the Internet and playing Wow, married couples who would play in the same house in separate rooms talking to each other over the game, asking each other if both are ready to go to bed.
We had a couple in scotland that didn't stop playing and didn't take care of their kids, they lost the kids to the wellfare because they wouldn't comply with the child wellfair office.
Countless of people that begged us to close the account of their loved once because they are ruining their life don't go to work anymore or school.
Wow is on the same list of addicted substances as Heroin etc. there are not real offices in Germany were you can get help with your addiction, more and more people recognice that this is becoming a serious problem.
I could go on and on about how examples of people I have seen that take Wow and online gaming so serious.
For excample one of my Staff who quite the job because I refused to let him work only the morning shift and not like the rest of the team shift work, his reason was... well I cannot play the game in my guild anymore and I cannot raid, he quite the job and according to his housemates didn't stop playing for 5 days, he eat drank and slept infront of his computer, he set the time in the middle of the night so he can do certain things.

I have seen so much more in the time I worked there... maybe I write an article once.

fascinating shit bro

share some more stories---------------With all the obsessive people out there I figured there must be people who live, eat and sleep a game like this.

Camel Jockey · « **Reply #32 on:** March 28, 2008, 01:02:30 PM »

The internet is a form of self expression. You can just be yourself and tell people to fuck off.

Can't do that irl.

Croatch · « **Reply #33 on:** March 28, 2008, 01:33:58 PM »

Quote

too bad too many people don't use this tool as what it was meant to be, and just spend theit time insulting the others, or look for porn and "funny" "entertaining" contents instead of having meaningful covnersations with the others.

Are you saying we don't have meaningful conversations on getbig?

The Squadfather · « **Reply #34 on:** March 28, 2008, 01:36:24 PM »

where else can you see so much free porn than on the internet?

Croatch · « **Reply #35 on:** March 28, 2008, 01:54:05 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on March 28, 2008, 01:36:24 PM

where else can you see so much free porn than on the internet?

Youporn.com
Maxporn.com
Pornbay.org (torrent based)

Anything you'd like to add?

The Squadfather · « **Reply #36 on:** March 28, 2008, 01:55:15 PM »

Quote from: Croatch on March 28, 2008, 01:54:05 PM

Youporn.com
Maxporn.com
Pornbay.org (torrent based)

Anything you'd like to add?

go to the Y board and find my "QUICK ACCESS TO SOME GREAT LINKS" thread, i've got links to about 20 sites there, it's on page 2.

Mars · « **Reply #37 on:** March 28, 2008, 02:14:35 PM »

http://stiflersmoms.com/

awesome.

m8 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 28, 2008, 02:17:02 PM »

Quote from: Croatch on March 28, 2008, 01:54:05 PM

Youporn.com
Maxporn.com
Pornbay.org (torrent based)

Anything you'd like to add?

You forgot the best of its kind, redtube.com

Mars · « **Reply #39 on:** March 28, 2008, 02:18:42 PM »

www.book-mark.net/mark

spotter · « **Reply #40 on:** March 28, 2008, 06:57:45 PM »

Quote from: Croatch on March 28, 2008, 01:39:18 AM

haha, Classic. So true. If you are wasting the same amount of time as millions, it doesn't seem so bad. Consider ANY entertainment source...following professional sports, movies, drinking, getting high, going to a club, laying on a beach, reading comic books, juggling, lifting...it's all technically...a BIG waste of time. What is a "good use" of time? Anything involved with making money, advancing in your career, having "meaningful" conversations, spending time with your family?
I guess it depends on how you view it. What may be a waste of time to some, may be time well spent for others.
Posting on forum about synthol and Derek Anthony's toupee? Is that actually productive or have any point? Other than making me laugh, no.
I would consider getting wasted at bars and dancing in a club, a complete fucking waste of my time....others, live for it. I would say, those people have way too much free time on their hands....but they may think playing video games is a waste.
Waste of time:
People who walk on picket lines for Walmart
People who protest (way too much time on their hands)
People who go to raves
Building model airplanes
Crossword puzzles
Writing this post..
the list goes on and on

Croatch: this was a very well thoughtout post.

...........Excellent!!!

Stark · « **Reply #41 on:** March 29, 2008, 06:30:58 AM »

Quote from: Nordic Beast on March 28, 2008, 12:59:47 PM

fascinating shit bro

share some more stories---------------With all the obsessive people out there I figured there must be people who live, eat and sleep a game like this.

You have no idea how far they take World or Warcraft, did you know that a lot of Wow players outsource their account to some guy in China? thye pay money to an office in china that has people play accounts for somebody when the owner of the account goes asleep, that way the account is being played for 24 all the time, that's the only way for people to stay on top of the ranking. It's of course illigal and if you are getting caught yot get your account deleted.
The Asians take it all to a new extreme, most of them play in Internet cafe's, most of them don't even have a pc at home, the way they play is in groups
in the Internet shop, but they don't play for fun they take this serious, they sit in one row and before them a guy with a Megaphone shouting commands at them.
Some Korean dude who played Counter Strikes, was on a Lan party and got repeatitly knifed (humiliated in game) so he gets up takes his knife and kills the guy for real.
Some other Korean guy who coulnd't stop playing Diablo died after 2 days playing without end, he didn't drink water hahhahaha I was just thinking how hard is it to have a glas of water beside you drinking from time to time.

Also sexual Predators using these games more and more to get young kids to give them photos for items ingame. The amount of complaints we got on a daily basis of people doing that...

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #42 on:** March 30, 2008, 09:13:41 AM »

Quote from: Stark on March 29, 2008, 06:30:58 AM

You have no idea how far they take World or Warcraft, did you know that a lot of Wow players outsource their account to some guy in China? thye pay money to an office in china that has people play accounts for somebody when the owner of the account goes asleep, that way the account is being played for 24 all the time, that's the only way for people to stay on top of the ranking. It's of course illigal and if you are getting caught yot get your account deleted.
The Asians take it all to a new extreme, most of them play in Internet cafe's, most of them don't even have a pc at home, the way they play is in groups
in the Internet shop, but they don't play for fun they take this serious, they sit in one row and before them a guy with a Megaphone shouting commands at them.
Some Korean dude who played Counter Strikes, was on a Lan party and got repeatitly knifed (humiliated in game) so he gets up takes his knife and kills the guy for real.
Some other Korean guy who coulnd't stop playing Diablo died after 2 days playing without end, he didn't drink water hahhahaha I was just thinking how hard is it to have a glas of water beside you drinking from time to time.

Also sexual Predators using these games more and more to get young kids to give them photos for items ingame. The amount of complaints we got on a daily basis of people doing that...

THATS SOME CRAZY SHIT!!!!

xxxLinda · « **Reply #43 on:** March 30, 2008, 09:36:06 AM »

Does internet addiction exist and am I an addict?

I posted once approx 2 years ago saying: "My name is Linda and I am addicted to the internet" (and never forget, I am the person who arrived at Getbig when I allowed a daft lover to use my 'puter and he left himself logged into Getbig and I discovered your website... He was very certainly addicted.

Your comments about what is real and what is not are fascinating. I've always thought that the time we spend on ourselves is what really shapes us.

My hobbies are me. And I've always been into solitary pursuits.

But I've never felt lonely. I garden, come indoors and play extremely loud music and dance about silly, I read lots and lots and then I log on and scroll. I work out. It suits me. & I wank by myself.

I dislike most people too, I find them trite.

xL

xxxLinda · « **Reply #44 on:** March 30, 2008, 11:48:53 AM »

How about my new theory: It's a phenonamen.

Wonder if there'll be a slew of nasty deaths shortly. It'll be like a new cult.

All these sad old blokes will be found dead on the floor underneath their 'puters.

x

_bruce_ · « **Reply #45 on:** March 30, 2008, 04:07:05 PM »

Quote from: Mars on March 28, 2008, 05:45:19 AM

yeah tv is really a waste of time, ur not going to miss a single thing when you throw it out.

I've been living without a TV for 4 years now and I don't miss it - at all.