[Reader-list] Internet addicted? Succour in china!

[Monica Narula]

from: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000397049315/

Irritable? Edgy? Waiting for the day when a real rain will come and 
wash the streets clean? Well perhaps your antisocial behaviours are a 
sign that you're addicted to the Internet. If you live in China, now 
you can check your head while preventing further decay to "public 
morality" at the first officially licensed (read: government 
stamp-o-approval) Internet addiction clinic in Beijing. The 
two-dozen-strong doctors and nurses treat mostly 14 to 24 year olds 
who demonstrate those tell-tale symptoms of "depression, nervousness, 
fear and unwillingness to interact with others, panic and agitation, 
sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands." So come on 
in, rid yourself of the Internet-crack-monkey while snuggling up to 
your complimentary Winnie the Pooh duvet and special clear fluid drip 
to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions." Damn, how do 
we sign up!?
-- 
Monica Narula [Raqs Media Collective]
Sarai-CSDS
29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054
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