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Also published recently on the same topic:

https://aeon.co/essays/if-the-internet-is-addictive-why-don-...

(In fact the NYT article looks like it might be plagiarized from this.)

this is better than the NYT article. i don't understand how it can consider regulation though, when the only currency onvolved is the user's attention, and they are their own federal reserves. does the web physically make us addicted, like cigarettes, to the point of unpleasantness when not indulging in the activity, or does it just form patterns pf behaviour that can be easily broken, provided one is _conscious_ of them?

Thanks for this one, liked it more than the NYT.

Was also interesting to learn where the game company "Machine Zone" (Game of War) got its name.

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