As time goes on, humans become to addicted to more and more things. Are we addicted to addiction?
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The Addictive Society
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/women-who-stray/201108/the-addictive-society
“The numbers of things that we are potentially at risk of becoming addicted to is a staggering list, which makes one wonder if there is anything out there that is not seen as potentially addictive.”
What Facebook Addiction Looks Like in the Brain
http://www.livescience.com/49585-facebook-addiction-viewed-brain.html
“For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.”
No, You Probably Won’t Get Addicted To Facebook
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/29/facebook-addiction_n_6555488.html?utm_hp_ref=science
“As social media use has surged, so too has research on its addictive potential and negative psychological impacts.”
What Is Addiction?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/addiction
“Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol,cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health.”
Gamers Are Dying in Taiwan’s Internet Cafes
http://www.vice.com/read/gamers-are-dying-in-taiwans-internet-cafes-456
“Hsieh would often disappear for days at a time inside an internet cafe in Kaohsiung, the second-largest city in Taiwan. But on January 8, after binging for three days straight on computer games, he collapsed. He wasn’t discovered until hours later, after his body had already begun to stiffen. As medics and police filled the cafe to retrieve Hsieh’s carcass, other customers barely looked up from their screens. At the hospital, doctors determined he died of cardiac arrest.”
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