In a nutshell - What is this about?

I created this blog for those who are interested on Internet Addiction and my request to Linden Lab to display a cautionary note mentioning Internet Addiction to the people signing in.

After all this time, this has become just a way to place this on the conversation. This is in a nutshell all I strive for.


Your liberty to read or leave its not denied on this space.


Virtual communities have enormous potential and will be part of many people's life's and work. So we need to take a thoughtful approach towards this. SL has an extraordinary pull and this phenomenon can result in dramatic damage to people who develop an addictive attachment to them.

  1. People joins in with no knowledge of this phenomenon
  2. Awareness of a danger helps reduce its potential harm
  3. Any tool to display this reality, might prevent those who read it

All ideas an opinions are welcome, posts with foul or offensive language might be deleted. Some information and videos might be disturbing for some people please be advised.

Friday, September 26, 2008

You talk a lot about the problem, are there any solutions?

I think we can identify and develop the solutions in 3 levels:
  1. Preventive
  2. Controlling
  3. Healing
My proposals are completely towards prevention it and also towards helping those inside who are suffering to become aware of it at the earliest stage of their connection possible.
  • Of course awareness. Helps greatly to stay healthy
  • I think the Maturation Life Cycle, of players holds great promise.
  • The last stage of Maturation Cycle its conveniently called the boredom plateau. It comes when the player becomes bored of the same thing over and over, and find this as the only exit door for them
After they become bored, many leave for good, others find balance, yet others stay in for years.
We need to find out ways to help people find maturation and a balanced connection use earlier and to reduce the pains and cost while finding it (if they must stay in), also to avoid the same trouble others have faced before.
Other solutions fall into control oriented measures, which like I said are not in my interest and healing is matter of professionals on that field. This is why its important to open spaces where communication happens and solutions might arise.

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