Posted by susan C on August 23, 2001, at 12:57:46
In reply to Re: Other Addictions? » susan C, posted by Mitch on August 23, 2001, at 12:39:24
> > > > In an article by Dr. Grohol < www.grohol.com > he said:
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> > > > "A reward deficit syndrome can express as substance addiction, addictive relationship behaviors, communication addictions and addictions to electronic activity. But electronic addictions can include also television, recorded music and electronic gaming as well as Internet addiction."
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> > > > This doesn't sound like it's psychological.
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> > > > What do you think?
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> > > > Rosa
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> > > Rosa,
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> > > That is thought-provoking. However, given the widespread occurence of all of the "non-substantive addictive" behaviours mentioned by the Dr. couldn't this all be explained by just plain old *boredom*? We need to "kill time", so to speak. I read one of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s books last year, I think it was "Time Quake". In it he describes how he made a living writing short fiction for periodicals, and that was the "hot" thing to kill time with before TV. After television that just drifted away, and he decided to write novels instead.
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> > And then before the radio and phonograph there were pianos and sheet music
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> > susan C.
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> > >I suppose one could argue that the internet is less "passive" than television so that would represent some improvement. You do have to read and write.
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> > > Mitch
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> Susan/Rosa:
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> It looks as though there is a continuum of mental engagement to kill time with that is very passive (TV) at one extreme and very active *learning* (pianos/sheet music) at the other end. Say computers, etc. somewhere in the middle. I have to admit that *learning* is more stimulating than anything else. TV tends to just turn into a burn of sorts.
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> MitchAhh, but then there is 'Educational' TV...and then there is Marshal Mcleuen (sp) the media is the message, the mentally intreguing aspect of the screen refreshrate itself...I need to reread that book. Then there is the relatively new phenomonem(sp) of conversation via typing, like morse code or telegraphs but instant...more food for thought, speaking of food...
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