A year or so ago I posted an article about internet addiction. With the rapid onset and seemingly exponential advancement of technology, the problem seems to be an ever-expanding one – forming a web of ensalvement of its own you might say. The latest commentary on this is the somewhat tnogue-in-cheek but still highly disturbing account written in today’s Age by Lisa Pryor. I particularly resonate with her introduction in which she laments the paradox of our time-restricted culture where we also somehow find the time to indulge in completely banal activities such as twittering at 3am about our insomnia. Check it out here.
The world wide web of addiction
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