Web Addiction Gets Finnish Conscripts Out Of Army

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
A number of Finnish conscripts have been excused their full term of military service because they are addicted to the Internet, the Finnish Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
Doctors have found the young men miss their computers too much to cope with their compulsory six months in the forces. "For people who play (Internet) games all night and don't have any friends, don't have any hobbies, to come into the army is a very big shock," said Commander-Captain Jyrki Kivela at the military conscription unit.
Source: C|Net

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    'Swhy they should come to America and join the Navy. ;D

    They can sit in AC and enjoy 10mbit cable connections.
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