Internet Addiction and You, Me and Everyone else...

It was bound to happen.
I found a link to a news item that I should have expected. In the United States, the first Internet addiction center has opened. I had already heard a great deal about this on television and wondered if it was really the social problem that it is believed to be. In Asia, they have already opened centres to help out many addicted people. In fact, I once read a story about a man in a Korean café who died after more than two days at a terminal. No one noticed that he had passed away.
I type this as someone who uses their laptop and any other computer he can get his hands on almost every day. I don't play online games, but I understand their attraction. I once visited a café early one morning to send a few messages. I returned later in the day and noted that the same people were still there.
Perhaps this will be another field of addiction study, or a sociological phenomenon that we will soon be reading about in heavy tomes. Either way, it is a sign of the times we live in.
Let me know what you think!