Posted by Rex Alexander on Sun 30 Jun 24 in Books & Media, bookshop, internet addiction, Uncategorized | ∞
THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) Anybody who uses the Internet would do well to read E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops. Written in 1909, it is a chilling, short story masterpiece about the role of technology in our lives. Amazingly prescient about the internet, e-mail, phones that project visual images, and social media addiction, […]
Internet addiction?
Posted by Rex Alexander on Tue 14 May 24 in Addictions, Alcoholism, Compulsions, Demanding, People Rating, Procrastination, Success & Achievement, Time management | ∞
A reader shares that on occasion they find a new and interesting venue on the internet and end up using it compulsively, wasting a lot of time, and then feeling disgusted with themselves. They believe that if they make a decision to get involved with an internet venue, they can just make a decision to […]