SubscribeSo this Alexandra apparently killed her child and has plead guilty to shaking the baby profusely for crying, and even may have hit its head against something during the process. Why? Over interrupting her FARMVILLE game on Facebook. FARMVILLE. Are you kidding me?! While they should put a gun to her head for being a complete moron, I'm happy she's going to at least have the joy of spending 25 to 50 years, if not a life sentence for second degree murder, in prison as a baby killer. And a baby killer over something as stupid as a Facebook flash game. This story is a huge outlier from the normal of course, but it shows a prime example of how pervasive Facebook, or even the internet as a whole, has become in our lives.
Apparently research has been done on what they like to call "Internet Anxiety." Internet addiction has now become a serious mental malady that has gained acceptance from the scientific community, according to Ars Technica, a technological news and information website created in 1998. A large portion of the US population feels what they're calling 'disconnect anxiety' when away from either a computer or a cell phone with internet connection. The Solutions Research Group has headed the research project on this.
27% of Americans feel acute anxiety during a long break, while 41% feel it only on occasion. Unsurprisingly, age plays a large role in these percentages. The youth of today has been inundated with various mediums of technology, whether it be a hand held game, console, computer, or cell phone. Everyone has at least one way to connect to the internet while most of us have several methods. People over the age of 50 are less likely to experience this anxiety.
Did you know the average person spends up to 90 minutes a day on Facebook alone? Each day, there are more than 500 million active users at any given time, and 50% of all accounts on Facebook are active at least once per day, averaging over 700 billion minutes spent per month on Facebook. That's a large amount of time, and a majority of the people aren't addicts, which bring the average way down. But don't worry ,there are plenty of people who spend more than 90 minutes a day. Another little fun fact about Facebook? in July of 2008, there were 27.8 million accounts in the US. In 2010, there are over 125 million, in the US alone.
For you Internet addicts (including me I guess!), [Net Addiction Recovery] is here to rescue you from your addiction to the internet. To the tune of $14,000 a month, they will house you, and teach you the ways of 'returning to the real world.' Oh, if you're poor, I guess you're S.O.L.; not that most of people who are addicted want to quit in the first place. There is a lot of counter arguments, stating that it isn't even a problem to begin with... But of course there is; it's politics after all.
To leave you with a little food for thought, here are the 5 signs according to psychologists, that you're addicted to Facebook, or the internet:
- Losing sleep: If you're tired every morning because of late-night-friending, take a break, a UCLA psychologist advises: "You shouldn't be neglecting yourself because of Facebook."
- You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook: "Probably no one needs more than 30 minutes," one therapist said.
- Reigniting old flames: Here's where the divorce comes in. "Facebook is a fun, pleasant, happy, beautiful world," a psychologist said. But it's not real, and people are watching.
- You're not working: Obviously, "if you're not doing your job in order to sneak time on Facebook, you could have a real problem."
- Withdrawal: "Try going a day without Facebook. If you find it causes you a lot of stress and anxiety, you really need to get some help."
Today's playlist, three more great songs for you to enjoy!
[The Catalyst - Linkin Park]
[Runaway - Hail the Villain]
[Monster - Skillet]
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