Interview · moment 11 of 13
The Girl Who Cut Her Wrists Over Internet Restrictions
from Second Life (with Alex Steinberg) · #36
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4 minGuest
Alex tells the story of another friend with an abusive home life who slashed her wrists after her parents tried to limit her internet use, only to be found back on her laptop playing video games immediately after being rescued.
- 50:35A girl from the guest's high school slashed her wrists after her parents restricted her internet access and gaming.
- 51:12Tim recounts accidentally kicking a toddler at a food market after the child had struck him multiple times.
- 51:50Tim says he would also threaten his kid with a knife if they became addicted to the internet like this girl was.
- 52:04The guest received a text photo of the girl's cut wrists with a plea for help, then coordinated a friend to pick her up from her house.
- 52:46The friend's mother called the girl's mother to report where she was, and the mother revealed she'd only set an 11 p.m. bedtime for excessive internet use.
- 53:33The girl brought her laptop to her friend's house and continued playing video games even after cutting her wrists.
- 54:12Virtual reality and Oculus Rift technology will make this problem worse for people unable to handle living in fake digital worlds.
video gamesinternet addictionvirtual reality