September 5 2009

There Is Help

A treatment center for internet addiction has opened near Seattle. The story is in the Guardian. I wasn’t going to mention it until I started reading the comments; some of them are priceless.

My favorite comment:

I wonder whether they offer the counseling courses online….

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