Okay, so I got to watch this video about how China deals with kids who has internet addiction. Got me thinking, if I was living in China at their age - I would be sentenced to this place not for three to four months, but for life sentence.
I was kind-of surprised at how they treat internet addiction as a disease or a disorder, but it is not that surprising because humanity have only plunged into the era of electronics just very recently. Previously, there should be a disorder named for people who are addicted to reading books and cooped up at home watching TV, and in the future probably one for people using the virtual device such as the Oculus Rift.
I will not say that the way the government has decided to deal with this addiction is wrong - because it is truistic. If an able bodied person stays at home or outside almost 100% of the time to play, like one kid did in the video (he stayed outside for three days), there is no guarantee that he is able to contribute to his family, his society or even the world as it is. I agree to the fact as stated; teenagers and children seek comfort and company online because they feel neglected but not only their parents, but possibly their neighbours and peers as well; so they resort to seeking a haven for communication where they won't be judged according to their physical looks as long as they remain anonymous, in the form of an online avatar. They can become something they cannot be in real life, famous. skillful; name it. However, these addicts should learn how to divide their time to contribute and still be able to perform in these forms of E-sports. Wearing diapers just so that they can perform well in game is like wearing diapers to the exam hall so that you can perform well in exams.
The "electronic heroin" as claimed does have its drawback or "cold turkey" stage - thus rehabilitation is seen as something necessary. The environment should be comforting as well; not to imprison these kids in a jail of some sorts. Yes, they do make friends in the rehabilitation centre - this by itself is a bright point of the treatment. However, I do not agree that forced military training be done and that doctors and medical specialists be there for the reason of "treating their addiction". What I had in mind was that they be monitored and to do exercises to remain healthy, and be encouraged to participate in serene activities such as painting, tinkering or playing musical instruments. The medical specialists can then be there to monitor their health and to encourage a healthy lifestyle (what to eat, etc.).
The parents of these children might be neglecting their duties as parents early on because they are too busy with work. This is not surprising as asians are known to be workaholics. I am lucky to have a stay-home mother that tends to my needs. To repent for their actions early on, they send their young here instead of taking the long way of love, but the shortcut of shun. They forced their young to enter the centre with lies and even underhand tactics like DRUGGING them with sleeping pills which I actually find to be wicked.
I do have actual mixed feelings to this treatment of the teenagers, and I actually have some ideas on how these rehabilitative processes can be improved, as stated. Hopefully- just hopefully these addicts will be spared and be given a a trial and rehabilitation that is more on par with the standards of the moving hand on the clock - its the electronics era after all!
KiiKii Yu
-- Special Thanks to Upworthy.com
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