RE: A Chinese Cure for Internet Addiction
9/3/2008 11:25:05 AM
lyf
24 Posts
Doesn't it damage your memory too? It seems like a person would be like a zombie after a session of that! I have a few guesses about why so many Chinese are addicted to the Internet.
maybe we should begin to question what the root causes of the “addiction” are. Lack of sports /recreational facilities, a mundane/dull media, lack of parks/open spaces and an over emphasis on homework. In addition, Chinese kids seem to lack basic social skills - one reason being the only child kids don’t appear to interact with their peers as other kids in families of 2 and more kids.
1. If you have traveled to the poorer regions of China, you will be shocked to find how packed the internet cafes are throughout the whole night. It is very cheap to spend the whole night there (less than $1.5 for a whole night of computer usage), which becomes the nightly activity of choice for many poor teenagers. So i believe, low income is a more important reason for them to spend time on computer instead of drinking and partying.
2. Most of them are either playing online games or I.M.ing their friends,or doing both at the same time, all activities highly addictive in their nature. So blame the gaming companies (i.e., Blizzard) for introducing great games and a great IM product of the Chinese company (HongKong-listed Tencent) for capturing more users than those of China Mobile, the largest mobile company in the world.
Drugs in Bangkok
9/8/2008 8:40:55 AM
lyf
24 Posts
Even though most addicts struggle to obtain sobriety, at least we have the option of drug treatment, NA/AA, and detox to help us in the US. In other countries like Bangkok and Afganistan, they have virtually nothing to keep them off drugs, let along help them get off of them. It's so sad, because kids are raised in this environment, and with everyone around them using, and drugs being offered like candy, it's hard to commit to staying off drugs. They're available at cheap prices, 24 hours a day, along with prostitution. In the US, it's a big risk buying drugs, because the police do a pretty good job monitoring this, but also there are many laws in place that inhibit drug dealers being on the streets. It's just amazing to me how easy it is to get drugs in other contries and even some parts in the U.S.
Is God Using The Economy To Judge The Nation's Sins?
10/14/2008 2:08:04 PM
lyf
24 Posts
There have been many Christian movements on the Internet regarding the sins of our nation. We've moved tremendously from principles that this country was founded upon. The economy is taking a turn for the worse, the stock market is decreasing everyday, and the $700 billion bail out isn't making a difference. Many people can agree that the one true answer is to turn back to God. This nation was once greatly blessed by God, but today we let unspeakable things happen everyday. We slaughter over four thousand babies a day through abortion, we live in rebellion of God's truths and creations. God is a God of mercy and love, but he is also a God of judgment.
I'm not saying this as unpatriotic, but I feel like our nation has only begun to feel His punishment. What wasn't right 100 years ago, still isn't right today. Just because we're living in an age where sex is portrayed everywhere, it doesn't mean we have to support it, and allow it. I think the solution to turn our country around is to give more respect to God and raise the new generation righteously, so that the world doesn't get worse and worse.