Internet addiction BOOT CAMPS?!

[fickle]

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.

In 2005, a Shanghai court handed a life sentence to an online game player who stabbed a competitor to death for stealing his cyber-sword -- a virtual prize earned during game-play.

SUICIDES. DEATH FROM EXHAUSTION. Holy fuck, guys. I mean, I've stayed up for 40+ hours from insomnia but that's not the same as not being able to tear myself off the Net. I stay on the Net because I'm awake, not stay awake to be on the Net.

And apart from which, boot camp? BOOT CAMP? Some of my closest friends are people who I know because of the Net. How does that equal sociopathy due to not enough interaction with other humans? Gah. Who gets sent to boot fucking camp to cure Net addiction?

Not to mention that I'm exhausted enough to picture a camp full of shoes, pumpin' it to the max. High heels working that spine, sneakers flapping their tongues, laces really testing how much weight they can take, etc. It's a rather amusing mental image, though it does absolutely nothing to alleviate the absolute horror of being sent off to BOOT CAMP for Net addiction.

Really. BOOT CAMP. And in case you haven't got the point already, BOOT CAMP. Boot freakin' camp, man.

Edot: Okay, so this has nothing to do with Internet addiction at all, but for all the short, gorgeous girls on my flist who hate their height, here's an interesting little snippet about heights and celebs.

Christina Aguilera (5'2")
Eva Longoria (5'2")
Rachel Bilson (5'1")
Hillary Duff (5'2")
Britney Spears (5'4")
Kate Bush (5')
Jessica Simpson (5′4")
Jada Pinkett Smith (5′)

I'm the same height as Britney Spears and have better hair. Cool.

Comments

[punk-rock-nerd.livejournal.com]

Ficlet; bed or MSN.

Your choice.

But NOW.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

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

[ego-chan.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

...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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

...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.livejournal.com]

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

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

I bet you're tall, you lucky guy XD

[alexshido.livejournal.com]

<.< >.>

It's possible that I tower over normal humanity, yes.

[nevita.livejournal.com]

I've read a lot of articles about things like that. It's not just China. (: South Korea had a similar problem a while back (probably still does) and in Japan, there's a big problem with kids so addicted to the computer that they kill other children over it.

... Hooray. O:

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

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

[anemonesque.livejournal.com]

THAT HEIGHT LISTING JUST MADE MY DAY.

:D :D :D

I'm 5'1". *curls up and dies*

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Hah! XDDDDD I figured that knowing there are celebs out there who are gorgeous and short would cheer up a lot of people!

And I'm 5"4. So I have to admit, this list made me feel better too!

[anemonesque.livejournal.com]

Yes, it really did cheer me up. XD *bounce* I don't think I'm getting any taller, and sometimes people think I'm younger than I am... D:

Gah, you're actually average height. 5'4 is U.S. average, I think. :P

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Muahahaha! *points upthread* See the guy who asked why I tagged this with feminism? Reactions like yours and Dani's are the reason why. Knowing that some seriously sexy celebs are also short has to be an ego-boost for us mini-girls.

And really? I feel so much shorter than everyone else, though! XDDD Maybe Wellesley is also the college of freakishly-tall people as well as freakish overacheivers.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

To not say something already said here... yeah, some of my closest friends I either met through the net or it's my main source of maintaining contact with people. I think that so long as you're not doing EVERYTHING on the net (and NEVER leaving your home) then it's fine... well, up to a point xD But yes.

O_O! Christina's only 2" taller than me!? HEY! JADA PICKETT SMITH & KATE BUSH ARE SLIGHTLY TALLER THAN ME??! Omfg. HA HA.

I don't feel so short anymore.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Exactly! XD Though once I have my Verizon account sorted out, I am totally going to be calling you again so that we can have more crazy chats.

And YES! *dances* That's exactly the effect that I was hoping this list would get. *high fives you* We're tiny and terrific!

[daemonsadvocate.livejournal.com]

Erm, free phone calls (http://www.freecall.com/en/index.html) anyone? You're in the same country, why bother with paying moneys XD. One of you has to be comfortable with a headset and, erm, have a landline though.

You know that girls tend to be around your heights right? :) Crazy chat away if you can though, hope this helps.

PS: Poke xinda if this comment doesn't send some auto-email thing please.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

IT TOTALLY DID.

Aren't we though? ;D