FACT: You use most of your body when you are sitting at a computer typing on a keyboard - not just your eyes and fingers. Your muscles allow you to sit in an upright position and all of your organs are working (sometimes, even your brain).
Sadly, despite this amazing fact, surfing the Internet does not qualify as a workout.
Is your surfing position an Igor-style hunch rather than a hang ten? Do you have the wild, crazy Igor eyes to match? Then you need to read this list!
Eligibility: To get on the list, the condition must be directly related to Internet use (I'm defining condition as an illness, disorder, or injury).
Rank: Ranked by the seriousness of the condition and number of people affected, as interpreted by me (it's my list).
As always I will personally reply to any recommendations or complaints in the comments below, so go nuts (but not nuts like #3 below, please...)
1. Internet AddictionThis is Number One for two big reasons: it actually has the word Internet in the title of the affliction and also because it has been fatal in some cases.
The nature of the addiction is also pervasive: when it comes to the Internet, someone can "be addicted to nearly everything, starting with pure act of typing, visiting chat rooms, shopping on-line and ending up with multiplayer games, which users characterize as "heroinware." (www.infoniac.com).
Also, it's so real that there are rehabilitation centres for treatment. In a NY Times article, Martin Fackler describes Internet Addiction rehab in South Korea: "Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses, counselors lead group sessions, and there are even therapeutic workshops on pottery and drumming." He goes on to explain the seriousness of Internet Addiction in South Korea, "It has become a national issue here in recent years, as users started dropping dead from exhaustion after playing online games for days on end..."
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