Internet addiction BOOT CAMPS?!

[fickle_goddess]

China takes 'Net addiction very seriously.

The part that killed me was:

Addiction to the Internet is blamed for most juvenile crime in China, a number of suicides, and deaths from exhaustion by players unable to tear themselves away from marathon game sessions

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[punk_rock_nerd]

Ficlet; bed or MSN.

Your choice.

But NOW.

[fickle_goddess]

I was on MSN and shall go to bed soon, promise. XD

[ego_chan]

This is why we all wear heels. So's we don't look very 5'3''. xD

And those Chinese are just insane. Wow. ^^;;

[fickle_goddess]

XD I wear sneakers! But high heeled sandals are AWESOME during the summer.

And yes. Who the hell KILLS over a game? Well, outside of YGO, that is :P

[daemonsadvocate]

It's worse in Korea. People game day and night to try get top scores in games, and they'll form gangs based off their clan members. If someone comes in and steals their stuff during a raid or whatever, they'll go find the person, pull them out into the street, and beat them.

It's been going on for years and it's more motivated by obsessive compulsive people in their upper teens and 20's.

I'm taller than everyone on that list *blush*.

[fickle_goddess]

...Steals their stuff during a raid ONLINE and they beat up someone IRL?! ARE PEOPLE INSANE?

for all the short, gorgeous girls on my flist who hate their height

You're not a short, gorgeous girl, Matt. You're a tall, lickable boy. ^_~

[daemonsadvocate]

Yes, in RL. It becomes obsession and when the right people decide that it shouldn't bet there they pass laws.

Yay! I'm lickable!! (I already know about the tall part, I don't like being tall though. Wouldn't mind loosing 6 inches).

[fickle_goddess]

...Please tell me that one of those games is Sims 2 and people are getting upset because bad stuff is happening to their game selves, at least?

Dude, you are totally lickable. I'm sure I must have told you that already :P (I like you being tall! You're the perfect height for cuddling into and surprising with tiptoe kisses.)

[alexshido]

So,uh... why is this under a feminism tag? =P

[fickle_goddess]

See the edit? Girls feel bad when they're not tall enough/thin enough, and I was hoping the list of heights would boost positive self-esteem, and it DID. So that goes under feminism where I'm concerned because it helps girls feel better about their own bodies and counters the whole tall-thin stereotype.

[alexshido]

Oh. I just never put much thought into height at all. Sorry~

[fickle_goddess]

I bet you're tall, you lucky guy XD

[fickle_goddess]

What the hell are the parents doing? I mean, it takes sibling rivalry to a new level if you're really going to kill your brother to get a share of computer time!

Yes. Short people pride! XD