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the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



14 Jan 2010

The dangers of technology

Today, two reports about the dangers of modern technology have convinced me that it is perhaps time to go back to the days of reading books, playing board games, and shooting baskets at the neighboorhood park.
"A report released in Australia has shown that there is a risk of death to people who view too much television.
According to the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, every hour that viewers spend watching television increases the risk of premature death."
Read full story: http://story.argentinastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/588280/cs/1/

"Early research being conducted by the Clalit Health Maintenance Organization points to a possible connection between unrestricted Internet use and the occurrence of psychotic episodes.
Dr. Uri Nitzan, a psychiatrist at Clalit spoke about "patients who have developed delusions inspired by computer software or hardware, such as one man who believes that someone is trying to poison his fingers through his computer keyboard or to implant certain thoughts in his mind."
Read full story: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1142500.html

Luckily, I don't seem to have developed any psychoses from my internet exposure.
I would love to continue with this post, but I have just spotted two men trying to jump out of the computer screen. I think they're out to get me. Gotta run. Bye............

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