Not a problem at all, of course.
Here’s a link to Pandora’s thread:
I think this may be one of the inconspicuous consequences, like digging ourselves into a hole without realizing it. However, one of the reasons why people get ‘addicted’ to internet is because this kind of medium (constant inflow of new information) provides our brains with constant surge of dopamine release. Same with video-games. In fact, I would argue that video game addiction can be seen as a (misplaced) dopamine addiction. One of the goals of video-game addiction rehab centers in Korea is to, as they put it, to “re-establish emotional bonds with the real world”, and most of that is achieved by engaging people in real life activities (camping, outdoor team sports, and other hands-on group activities).
There’s a documentary in the rise of gaming addiction in Korea. The rise in addiction is contributed to several factors, one of which is the isolation (and ensuing psychological disturbances) of the individual in the industrialized society. The warning there is that what is happening now in Korea, and the problems Koreans are facing now, is very likely to start happening in the rest of developed world, sooner or later.
South Korea: Caught in the Web
youtube.com/watch?v=Yfm-2rEoDg4