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i left for a couple of months and the great mentat is gone? what's happened?
How Does Internet Addiction Affect Academic Performance?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the impact of internet addiction on academic performance, particularly in the context of a participant's experience with a forum. Participants share personal anecdotes and observations regarding the balance between online engagement and academic responsibilities.
Discussion Character
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that excessive time spent on forums can detract from academic work, with one noting their own experience of negative influence on schoolwork due to forum participation.
- There are references to parental concerns about internet use, with participants discussing how family members have imposed restrictions on forum engagement due to perceived negative impacts on academics.
- One participant speculates about the reasons behind another user's absence from the forum, suggesting parental control related to content exposure and time management.
- Another participant reflects on the challenges of managing online time, indicating that they have implemented strict rules to mitigate the impact of internet use on their studies.
- There is a discussion about the maturity and intellectual capacity of younger participants, with some expressing admiration for their engagement in complex topics despite their age.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express a range of views on the effects of internet use on academic performance, with some agreeing that it can be detrimental while others share personal experiences that highlight the complexity of the issue. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the extent and nature of these impacts.
Contextual Notes
Limitations include the subjective nature of personal experiences shared and the lack of empirical evidence to support claims about the relationship between internet use and academic performance.
Who May Find This Useful
This discussion may be of interest to students, educators, and parents concerned about the balance between online activities and academic responsibilities.
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chroot
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Maybe he found a girl? 
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Tsu
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So, from this we can conclude that... it's all YOUR fault he's gone! For cryin' out loud. I bet THAT'LL teach you to leave for a couple of months, huh? Just DON'T do it again! Who knows WHO will disappear if you do!maximus said:
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Hold on just a second!
Who do we want to disappear? The "maximus effect" could be quite useful, if we can figure out how to control it!
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Who do we want to disappear? The "maximus effect" could be quite useful, if we can figure out how to control it!
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Robert Zaleski
Maximus, would you please direct all of your God given energy towards the California Legislature.
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Tsu
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I'd prefer The White House. Yeah! Make THEM disappear, maximus! PLEASE?!
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Seriously though, wasn't Mentat's mom who dragged him off PF, partly because he spent too much time on here and partly because she is a religious nut?
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A mom telling a child to do something other than (ostentatiously, at least...) academics... That's a first.
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jimmy p
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hah my dad doesn't think i should go on PF as much as i do, cos he says it isn't relevant and i don't do anything academic on there. He is mostly right. :)
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Yes she is, I remember he said he was being restricted from using the computer.Dimitri Terryn said:
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Mr. Robin Parsons
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I suspect that was partly, at that time, some of the language was a little rougher, in places...he was getting access to learning 'adult things', clearly, as there are some open conversations in some of the knowledge of sex, and sex related, "realms", also discourses upon God, God's nature, which his Mom (or parents...we don't know?) might not have wanted him exposed to, who knows the rest, I think he came back and might have felt different as he wasn't 'as missed' the second time, as the first...but as I said, who knows, if he doesn't tell us...right?
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Mr. Robin Parsons
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Also got to remember he is sort of like a 15 year old going into puberty with the mind of a well, very educated 15 year old, remember what you were like? wonder why his parent(s) want to protect him? worlds just got to be opening up to him in ways he never dreamed of...hope his Mom finds what she needs, to be his Mom, and him, to follow what he needs to...
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jimmy p
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he had a heck of a lot of posts for a 15 year old, is he some kind of child protege?
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Mr. Robin Parsons
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Really well read, and learned, young Man...growing up, like all the rest of us...
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cookiemonster said:
You know, I was once on a forum and when I strated spending too much time
on it (particularly the physics section; because of this little addiction and the cosequences, I'm repelling that forum! [sometimes]), my mom became very strict about the amount of time I spend on it.
Though I must admit, it was influencing (negatively) the time I spent on my schoolwork. Then I had to leave the forum. BUT, I have enforced intense internet deciplinary rules so I don't spend too much time on a forum or just the internet in general.
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