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Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Internet Kills

Use of the internet is leading to increased social isolation, according to Dr. Aric Sigman in an article on The Register. It has long been known that singles live shorter lives and that social interaction is beneficial to health. Although the internet is providing means of communications across the globe and some of that is interactive, this is no substitute for real-world interpersonal social contact. Even in the home individuals are spending more time behind their own screens on the internet rather than talking to each other. In the long term this may lead to increased ailments associated with social isolation, such as depression and reducing the body´s natural immune system.

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