<p>Please allow me to apologize for the
paradoxical headline. Unfortunately
we are weaving a very sticky web.</p>
<p>Do you remember when McDonald’s
was sued for contributing to the
plantiff’s obesity for encouraging/promoting
their menu? Well… don’t be surprised
when someone sues a college or university
for encouraging a negative addictive behavior.</p>
<p>Are you addicted to the Internet?</p>
<p>I have my hand up. Addiction is at least
12 years in duration. I started using it
before it was cool to be online.</p>
<p>It shall be interesting to see how this
issue developes. Internet addiction has
many arms & legs to run on.</p>
<p>The type of people who attend ivy league or other top tier institutions are very different than the type of people who sue mcdonald’s for being obese.</p>
<p>garland, When one thinks of higher education,
Ivy & top tier schools come to mind. Those are
the brand institutions which society compares
all others. </p>
<p>Yes, Ivy was not mentioned in either
of the articles… but, Stanford was
& it is a top tier school ala, the Ivies. </p>
<p>To oversimplify, Ivies & top tier schools
promote themselves via the Internet
& therefore encourage potential addictive
behavior.</p>
<p>PhatAlbert, How are the people who attend
ivy league or other top tier institutions
different than the type of people who sue
mcdonald’s for being obese? Are you suggesting
they are smarter & better? If that is the case
why would the elite intelectual allow themselves
to become addicted to The Internet? Why would
they manipulate the “dummies” of the world via
an addictive anodyne called The Internet?</p>
<p>Naturally, there are some attorneys that come
out of the Ivies… Nah… they wouldn’t step
that low to make a buck or gain a reputation.
That would be like defending O.J. in front of a
worldwide audience.</p>
<p>Proud–I didn’t get the impression that most of the schools in the article were socalled “top” schools. Most of those profiled in using the internet to reach the school were non-flagship state schools, religious schools, and not well known LACs. It makes sense that those with less “name-brand” recognition would be more likely to use such methods to attract stduents who otherwise wouldn’t know about their excellent programs.</p>
<p>Much like using a catchy, but possibly not entirely accurate, title, to get readers to a thread topic they might not otherwise click on! ;)</p>
<p>Totally inaccurate title. More like bait and switch.<br>
None of the schools listed in the second article is comparable to HYPSM.
Proud: Stanford is the school that did the study of TV viewing habits, not the one that does recruiting via the Internet.</p>
<p>Uh. Yes they are smarter and better, and the key trait that should set them part is personal responsibility. I’m not saying some of the lawyers might not take the suit, but that the students wouldn’t file the suit. I’m not saying that no ivy league students fall prey to addictions or obesity or w/e other ills…, I’m saying that if they do, they will by and large not go and blame someone else but will try to solve their own problem.</p>
<p>You think??? I sign off when my kid wakes up. I’m embarrassed about how much time I spend here. I guess we’re all addicted. However, we’re probably not hurting anyone else by our addiction. Have you fed your child today? I have; so I think it isn’t the worst thing we could be doing.</p>
<p>Wait Bethie, it gets worse! The kiddos leave the house to go to college, and ya find yourself still reading CC AND you don’t even have to stop to feed them! :D</p>
<p>On more than one occasion when I’ve been mesmerized by some CC thread, my littles have come up to me and waved their hands in front of my face as if to snap me out of a trance. <em>BLUSH</em> Also, if I’m getting ready to take the kids to school and forget something in the house and go back and get it, my youngest son (age 8) yells after me, “AND DON’T GET ON THE COMPUTER, MOM!!! WE’RE <em>LATE</em>!!!” <em>sigh</em> ~berurah</p>