Blame Your Parents For That iPod Lust
from the addict-alert! dept
Early adopters, fanboys and gadget freaks: it's not your fault. Apparently your need to have the latest and greatest shiny things is caused by your genes. Japanese researchers say that some people have a genetic predisposition towards neophilia, meaning they constantly need new things. What's perhaps most striking is how the article calls early adopters "victims", and says they have an "affliction" that's akin to "addiction disorders". Perhaps it's just an extension of labeling everybody an addict, but in any case, it shouldn't be too long before questionable treatments and cures for gadget lust -- since it's now an afflication, after all -- begin popping up. They'd better not use any electronics, though, so perhaps shock treatment's out.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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neophilia
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Re: neophilia
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what the hell kind of rpgs do you play?
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Treatments and cures?
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neophilia!=unchecked consumerism
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that describes most ipod owners
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Re: anony mouse
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Just my anecdotal experience, but there is no one I know that I consider intelligent, thoughtful, and caring that walks around with an iPod on in a home full of the latest gadgets rambling on incessantly about how he/she is going to buy this or that as soon as its available.
I have a passion for music. It is expressed with a six-string guitar. Not with a basement full of crap that was just recommended to me as the hot new thing by the idiot salesperson at the local Guitar Center.
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I'm the VICTIM here!
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neophilia
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Everybody's
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Stop Blameing your Parents
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FAT butt
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Bravo Bob
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YES!!!
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Who Cares?
I've got my flame retardant suit on, proceed.
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Greed
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Re: Greed
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http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/data/d0008774.html
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Addict
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Private Eye
Neophilia is the new Road Rage.
Or something like that. On another note, Bob, maybe you can blame yourself for the abysmal grammar/spelling there? People weren't actually blaming their parents (asides from passing it on), they were saying they have found evidence that this is caused by a genetic predisposition. Whereas you have anecdotal evidence and diatribe. You should co-write a book with Ann Coulter.
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neocanaries
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Wow, that explains it then...
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R.I.P.
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