Society has a way of making us think that we are not really being taken over by the things
that we are addicted to, but we are ultimately too blinded to realize it. Today, the internet
has become a crutch to many people in different cultures, and it “appears” to be the worst
in American culture and western societies, but the statistics may actually surprise you.
Students cannot even study or take a test without relying on search engines and vigorous
internet surfing as if this is the only way they will be able to survive in college. Lixuan
Zhang, addressed the issue of internet addiction and its symptoms of it between Chinese
and Americans in the article, “A Comparative Study of Internet Addiction between the
United States and China”. (Zhang, L., Amos, C., & McDowell, W. C., “A Comparative
Study of Internet Addiction between the United States and China”, 2008)
Internet addiction is something that I was actually not aware of as a child, only because
myself and the children my age were too busy being children. When I was younger I knew
that the internet, online games, and social media was at my disposal, but I was usually
outside playing kickball and enjoying “real life”. These days you will see young and older
folks glued to social media, and their various devices, and I can’t help but believe that this
issue is because of how we raise our children. Once, I was at church and I noticed a baby
