Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert::Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into the owner’s WiFi connection.

  • cyd@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    99
    ·
    1 year ago

    Even more horrifyingly, children addicted to books stayed up late, reading under their bed covers using flashlights…

    • CaptObvious@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      1 year ago

      LOL! Guilty as charged. But I’m better now. I read on my phone under the covers, no flashlight needed. :)

    • Gogo Sempai@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      I used to do this lol. Lights out at 10 PM on a school night but if I was ever in the middle of an interesting book, I just couldn’t help myself. Would sometimes read till 1 in the morning and then yawn all the day at school.

    • Pyro@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      I’m 90% sure that’s why I needed glasses. Probably ruined my eyes trying to read at close range in the dark after I was told to stop and go to sleep.

      I’ve fixed with laser eye surgery now though. Hopefully I don’t fall into the same trap with my phone this time!