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Examples of techalcoholism

Techalcoholism is a kind of addiction (also known as dependence or vice) that is very common these days. In contrast to other kinds of more traditional addictions (alcohol, drugs, smoking, sex, etc.), which are very well known by most people and recognized as damaging to the human being, techalcoholism is fairly new in the addictions market and many are quite clueless to its existence and potential harming effects.

You only need to have a deeper look at yourself and around you to see all kinds of techalcoholism: phone addiction, social media addictions, porn addiction, gaming addiction, different movie genres addiction, news addiction, etc. Techalcoholism is present everywhere and its consequences, just like the consequences of traditional addictions, can also be felt everywhere.

Intro to techalcoholism

With the exception of a few isolated tribes and marginal populations, all of us living today are more or less dependent on technology. Our essence as modern people, our belonging to the modern world, is defined through the large-scale use of technology, which gives us means to achieve things that were not possible before or were possible to a much lesser degree. It is however precisely this essential character that technology has for the modern person, this feeling of being indispensable, that makes some of us ignore the risks and dangers that a reckless usage of technology entails. This is how technology addictions come to be with all their negative effects, this is how some of us become techalcoholics.