Internet addiction / 2+2 addiction

[MicroBob]

2+2 is an awesome place. Lots of really smart people here.
Lots of great strategy discussions to help improve one's game.
Want to learn the best places to bonus-chase or which books are most worthwhile? Lots of discussion on that too.

And the sense of community is really nice too. Lots of good people and I consider quite a few of the 2+2 posters to be 'friends' even though I haven't met them in person.


But obviously it's extremely easy to get oneself 'lost' in all the drama all the around here.
ZeeJustin cheated. PartyPoker's software is eating people's computers. William wants to boycot Party. Kurosh is a tilter. Any drama in OOT or NVG or WPT or the Zoo. etc etc etc.


I know I'm not the only one who wastes WAY too much time on 2+2...but I do submit that I am certainly one of the top poster-boys for wasting too much time around here (just check the volume of my posts) in discussions that are really not THAT important.


I also submit that my annual income would probably be double if I spent significantly less time here and used that time at the tables instead.
Perhaps even more than that since I may actually improve asw a player as well.

I know this...and have known this.


The internet can be an addiction. And, unfortunately, my current addiction is not a profitable one.
At least if I was addicted to playing (as is a problem for some people) I would at least be making money.
But here, I'm costing myself money and I know this.


I just think that my whole little 2+2-addiction is interesting.
And I'm interested in others' opinions on their own 2+2 time-wasting as I continue to struggle with getting a handle on my own.

[jzpiano]

I have the same problem except I'm suring 2+2 while I usually have 4 tables open....i think that's probably -EV but i'm not sure [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[MicroBob]

I have done that quite a bit as well.


Timing-out on a table (or coming close) because I'm mid-thread or mid-response is borderline retarded. And that actually DOES occasionally happen to me.


Almost makes me wonder if some sort of ADD medication might be worthwhile for me.
Although, just getting a freaking grip and closing 2+2 might be more effective.

[mephisto]

Lol. I know exactly what you're talking about. I've only known about 2+2 for less than a month and already I've done 68 posts.... I'm becoming worried because I'm starting to check and post more than actually studying! At this pace I must start to worry. At first I wanted to post as much as possible to get rid of the 'stranger' moniker, and I didn't like the 'newbie' title either so I continued posting until I found relative calm being called a 'journeyman'. Seriously, how dumb can I be to fall for this? The 2+2 people are so smart.

....I find it so addicting to see your thread grow and watch the number of 'views' skyrocket, somehow I find that satisfying.

But I know I have an addictive personality, so before this becomes a potential problem I'll start cutting my 2+2 time significantly.

[jjacky]

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Lol. I know exactly what you're talking about. I've only known about 2+2 for less than a month and already I've done 68 posts....

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dude, you are very close to microbob's posting frequency! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[SNOWBALL]

I'm a stone cold 2+2 junkie also, but it doesn't interfere with my poker playing. Even when I'm wasting time in OOT, NVG, or the zoo, its because I'm on break between my 1k hand stretches. I usually don't play more than 1k hands at a time.

Internet addiction is more pervasive than just 2+2. A lot of people spend countless hours on myspace, WoW, porn sites, AIM, etc. This is part of a general trend of atomization in modern capitalist societies I think.

[MicroBob]

Yes, internet-addiction is certainly outside the 2+2 realm.
I've seen little bits about this on TV actually.

It just so happens that my internet-addiction is based solely around 2+2 pretty much.


And for the past 12+ months I've been frequently telling myself to 'stop wasting so much time on 2+2 and get to work'.
My addicition is significantly cutting into my productivity and that's all there is to it.

And I feel like a total moron that I'm actually making significantly less money than I should be just because I'm wasting so much time on this addiction where the solution really should be as simple as, "just stop doing that so much."

[rocketlaunch]

I waste so much time on this site. Yeah I have a double-digit post count, but I probably spend as much time here as many of the highest-volume posters. It's like a reality/drama TV substitute.

If it weren't for this site, I'd probably have written a book by now, be playing twice the limits, have my own business, and be doing volunteer work.

But all those learning-disabled illiterate kiddies I would have helped will be failing third grade once again this year because I just have to read every post in the ZJ cheating thread, or laugh at another oral sex thread in OOT, or whatever.

[badge]

I work full time currently(since i am on my University Holidays), i would love to see how many hours ive clocked up surfing 2+2. I spend all day in front of a computer, so Im getting paid to read all day. No guilt about it either since im underpaid. Going back to school next week, so will have a lot more spare time on my hands for actual poker. So maybe my addiction is over....who knows?

[Sciolist]

I'm up to 730 posts in 3 months. I guess that's more than most people, but I don't feel guilty as it's (mostly) useful for work too. Nobody is going to be upset if they see me reading 2 + 2. Only if I start revealing things I shouldn't :]