We all want to feel connected, but some of have trouble recognizing the line between normal longing for human connection and unhealthy addiction to outside validation. Maria Konnikova asserts the is the main catalyst in internet addiction; lack of connectivity. Though commonly ignored as a valid illness, research suggests internet addiction is one of the most prominent and contemporary forms of behavior addiction, for this same reason. Drawing from an uncontrollable urge to simulate “Connection” over the internet, internet addiction is modern plague and though not credited in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) Maria Konnikova claims it is a very real issue, and presents convince research to support her claim..
Kolmova is onto something