You've hit on one of the major reasons why the Internet is worse than TV, as far as time-wasters go. TV gets old after a while and is unfulfilling. The Internet devises new ways of hitting new reward receptors every second, and the possibilities are infinite. Sick of reading? You can write. (Comments, blogs, Wikipedia).
I've often thought of Internet addiction as being more like an overeating problem than a drug problem. You can give up cigarettes or opiates cold turkey, but no one can stop eating. In order to be productive as a programmer, you must daily engage your vice.
I've often thought of Internet addiction as being more like an overeating problem than a drug problem. You can give up cigarettes or opiates cold turkey, but no one can stop eating. In order to be productive as a programmer, you must daily engage your vice.