From: utzoo!decvax!minow Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Hacking/addiction Article-I.D.: decvax.214 Posted: Sun May 16 18:23:44 1982 Received: Mon May 17 00:36:49 1982 References: utcsrgv.354 When I was in college, there weren't any readily available computers, so I was addicted to WPGU (carrier-current student radio), the University theatre, and duplicate bridge. I have friends who are addicted to computer hacking, juggling, bicycling ("can't see you this weekend, I'm riding 60 miles to get in shape for July), nuclear disarmament, dungeon and dragons, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Certainly, in some cases, it is a means of shutting oneself out from society. In others, it is only one facet of an otherwise well-integrated personality. But if someone is facing a personal crisis and seeks a hiding place, computer hacking is probably a better choice than, say alkahol. The impersonality of computer communication has some advantages, too. We don't know each other's color, religion, or physical handicaps. If we start "pen-pal" friendsips, we can discuss innermost feelings with the same sense of distance that one would find in the confessional. Martin Minow decvax!minow