Internet Addicts

These days, the internet, could be seen to be a growing problem in our society. The damage caused from excessive internet usage is rapidly growing throughout Korean society. For instance, a young man died after playing online games for several days without eating or drinking and a family was destroyed because of the wife’s addiction to internet chatting. Internet addictions will not remain just a personal problem but they will grow to become serious social problems.

Because the internet is available 24 hours a day and in fact, this unlimited access is one of the main reasons why the internet is so addictive. People have always wanted to escape from their stress and the internet is another medium for escapism. Internet addicts can start to believe that they are loved and cared for their new identities also they believe online relationships are the same as the real life. Online they can have the freedom to talk and play games with anyone, without the barriers of age, sex, colour, or geographical position and to be anything that they want to be.

Although the internet is a very useful and economical source of information, it brings many problems into society. I think that is not a healthy society when lots of young people become addicted to the internet and games, losing touch with the real world