While scouring the scanned pages of the Electron User magazine (I owned every one of these at one point, I decided to look at the very last issue of the magazine, which was published in December 1989. On page 6, there’s an interesting article titled “An Electron a day keeps the worries at bay” which covers computer addiction 18 years ago.

The image above duplicates the entire story, but the gist of the article is the following:

• Computer users had varied parenting, which lead to them focusing on object-centered rather than people-centered.
• Heavy users of computers are socially awkward, leading to problems in developing social relationships.
• Computer users enjoy the controllable nature of the computerenvironmentt.

Sound familiar? Yup, that’s Geekdom, right there.

I’m going to have to score a copy of the book referenced in this article so I can get more info.

Links

• Electron User December 1989 Page 6 Scan

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