China Zaps Internet Addiction
Writing by Green Guy on Friday, 9 of March , 2007 at 3:14 am
Low-voltage shocks help internet addicts sleep better - Lindens prefer herbal tea
by Onder Skall
Kids: when your parents tell you to get off the damned computer and get some fresh air, you’d better. If not, they might send you to China for treatment.
When you arrive at the ‘treatment clinic’ you’ll be locked in a cell, exposed to freezing temperatures, yelled at, and tazered. Oh I’m sorry, it’s a clinic, so “tazer” is the wrong word. In a clinic we call it “electro-shock therapy” which, even though it’s been discredited by every clinical study ever done as simply a good way to damage a person’s brain, seems to be the cure for “Internet addiction”.
In addition you’re given therapy and lots of drugs. These are compulsory, of course, as the clinics all seem to be on military bases where your rights are temporarily suspended.
From the Washington Post article:
“Earlier this month, four teens fled their dorm rooms and jumped in a taxi. They made it to a train station before soldiers caught them, according to Li Jiali, a military guard. They were isolated and asked to write reports about why their actions were wrong. “
It’s all for your own good, of course. Parents send their kids, and government officials (who all know what’s best for you) may decide that you were just a bit too expressive in that chat room.
By the way, on a completely unrelated note: how many hours did you spend in-world yesterday? More than one?
Sources:
TG Daily - China electrocutes the WoW out of Internet Addicts
MSNBC/Washington Post - China treats Internet ‘addicts’ sternly (removed)
Washington Post - In China, Stern Treatment For Young Internet ‘Addicts’
Onder Skall also writes for Second Life Games
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