Saying someone is addicted to the Internet is like saying someone is addicted to sight, taste, hearing, touch and feel.
The Internet is just another sense we can use to examine the world.
Some people may have a better Internet sense than others in much the same way as a chef may have a better sense of taste, or an artist, a better sense of sight.
Internet addiction is a claim made from fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the new. And fear of this new senses potential. People have gained power by controlling the five senses but now with a new sense and with many others adapting to it so well they are uncertain.
This is a completely normal behaviour, but not one we should leave unaddressed.
Perhaps we should think of Fear Addiction and it's treatment instead.
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