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Internet Addiction
Basic information about Internet Addiction
With the development of technology, more and more people become addicted to the Internet, even including lots of toddlers. Internet addiction will bring serious consequences in both physical problems and emotional effects. In order to treat it, more and more measures are brought up.
However, when it comes to treatment, there are two diametrically opposed treatments.
For one thing, there are some correct measures and treatments to prevent us from internet addiction, such as quit social media like Dr.Cal Newport does and a rehab camp for Internet-addicted teenagers in South Korea, which is a camp providing stress-reduction classes and non-tech activities, such as walking, table tennis, card games and so on.
For another, there are some mistreatments that do huge harm to patients. The most typical example is the Chinese example, YANG Yongxin.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT TWO MAJOR TYPES OF INTERNET ADDICTION
Online Game Addiction
In 2016 August, a media report called Yang Yongxin, a demon is still at large causing a great uproar on the Internet in China.
This report pointed out that there was a so-called 'Internet addiction treatment center' led by Yang Yongxi, who claimed that he can help teenagers quit internet addiction by giving them electric shock. However, the truth is he is totally a liar who just tortured 'patients' and swindled money for the teenagers parents.
After this report was published, many media quickly followed up and published a series of relevant reports. Meanwhile, since the truth is so shocking and unbelievable, Chinese netizens showed a great interest in it and produced a large number of memes about it.
Meme with Star Wars
YANG Yongxin just like the Lord Sith, one of the villains in Star War and whose forth is electric shock.
Meme with famous Japan Animation
とある科学の超電磁砲
Chinese netizens use a song from this animation and recreate an MV for YANG Yongxin.
Meme with Captain America
The most vile group HYDRA in Captain America tortured Winter Soldier with electric shock just like what YANG Yongxin did to those teenagers.
Social Media Addiction
On March 27, 2010, an American sitcom called Victorious aired on Nickelodeon, which earned four Emmy nominations.
One episode of this sitcom told us a story about social media addiction.
In a performing arts high school, a group of students got social media addiction. They kept watching on their mobile phones and looking through social media. One day, their professor could not bear it any more and made a challenge with all of his students...
Negative Consequences of Internet Addiction
Online Game Addiction
How much time do you spend on playing games every day?
Negative consequences:
harms your physical health;
hinders their academic completion;
keep you in a state of high tension and excitement in the brain center for a long time, which is accompanied by indifference and violence in real behaviors.