Comments on: Technological Overload or Internet Addiction? http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/03/06/technological-overload-or-internet-addiction/ More than just a blog. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Arnaud http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/03/06/technological-overload-or-internet-addiction/#comment-144164 Arnaud Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:06:49 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/03/06/technological-overload-or-internet-addiction/#comment-144164 <p>On first reading, I would have answered that addiction and dependance share the same meaning in both french and english. Considering for the french "addiction", it may be interesting to keep in mind it has been borrowed from english since early 80's. I think french word inherited not only meanings but also some ambiguities (a consequence of several meanings in fact). As both the "Longman dictionnary of contemporary english" and "Le Petit Robert" were close at hand and for a lexical information, I checked definitions and the significations, if I understand correctly, are the same. I read once again and through your notes "cyberaddiction [...] geneve", I wonder If there are not two points of views: psychiatrist and psychologist. Because of a lack of time, I only consulted Wikipedia english article for "addiction" and by the way I found the discussion tab very interesting. The resources are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Addiction." rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Addiction.</a> I recommend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Terminology_and_usage" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Terminology_and_usage</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Varied_forms_of_addiction." rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Varied_forms_of_addiction.</a> The last section is divided into "2.1 Physical dependency" and "2.2 Psychological addiction" which may be considered as revelations of present-day ambiguities. The "Terminology and Usage" parts give some clues. From now, It would be precious to have other feedbacks about that, as a wikipedia article is necesarily limited with respect to any individual experience/knowledge. About "cyber-addiction". As you rigthly said, time spent (quantity) doesn't make the internaut an cyber-addicted and it's the nature (quality) of (mis)behaviour that really matters. But, it's not a discovery at all. It's the common denominator of an addiction. Incompletedness might be an attractive explanation of a cyber-addiction but in my opinion, it's not. People are just enjoying a new way of thinking social relations at a period when it's still hard to qualify a cyberspace usage as normal or marginal.</p> <p>Off-Topic question, Wouldn't be a preview function an interesting feature ? I ask as I'm afraid from writing in an awkward form.</p> On first reading, I would have answered that addiction and dependance share the same meaning in both french and english. Considering for the french “addiction”, it may be interesting to keep in mind it has been borrowed from english since early 80’s. I think french word inherited not only meanings but also some ambiguities (a consequence of several meanings in fact).
As both the “Longman dictionnary of contemporary english” and “Le Petit Robert” were close at hand and for a lexical information, I checked definitions and the significations, if I understand correctly, are the same.
I read once again and through your notes “cyberaddiction […] geneve”, I wonder If there are not two points of views: psychiatrist and psychologist.
Because of a lack of time, I only consulted Wikipedia english article for “addiction” and by the way I found the discussion tab very interesting.
The resources are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Addiction.
I recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Terminology_and_usage and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction#Varied_forms_of_addiction. The last section is divided into “2.1 Physical dependency” and “2.2 Psychological addiction” which may be considered as revelations of present-day ambiguities. The “Terminology and Usage” parts give some clues.
From now, It would be precious to have other feedbacks about that, as a wikipedia article is necesarily limited with respect to any individual experience/knowledge.
About “cyber-addiction”. As you rigthly said, time spent (quantity) doesn’t make the internaut an cyber-addicted and it’s the nature (quality) of (mis)behaviour that really matters. But, it’s not a discovery at all. It’s the common denominator of an addiction.
Incompletedness might be an attractive explanation of a cyber-addiction but in my opinion, it’s not. People are just enjoying a new way of thinking social relations at a period when it’s still hard to qualify a cyberspace usage as normal or marginal.

Off-Topic question, Wouldn’t be a preview function an interesting feature ? I ask as I’m afraid from writing in an awkward form.

]]> By: Bertrand http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/03/06/technological-overload-or-internet-addiction/#comment-144150 Bertrand Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:12:21 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/03/06/technological-overload-or-internet-addiction/#comment-144150 <p>An article in the Migros Magazine about the same subject (in french): "Je suis cyberdépendant, mais je me soigne" <a href="http://www.migrosmagazine.ch/index.cfm?id=16642" rel="nofollow">http://www.migrosmagazine.ch/index.cfm?id=16642</a></p> An article in the Migros Magazine about the same subject (in french):
“Je suis cyberdépendant, mais je me soigne”
http://www.migrosmagazine.ch/index.cfm?id=16642

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