Subcultures Of Internet Addiction

People acquire different behaviors on the internet to receive a level of social acceptance from peers that they would not get in their real lives, to gain gratification through social interactions without having to suffer from social anxiety, to participate in a world where most social regulations and acceptances do not exist, and where failure to conform to most socially accepted behaviors that are present in society are not punished. These behaviors are created when a person becomes addicted to the internet to the point that it shapes their personality, morals, and opinions, and ultimately can cause serious mental health problems linked to the internet addiction.
With the vast expanse of people, topics, websites, and games on the internet,

But what is considered ASB is hard to determine. Andrew Millie (2008) states that “What is regarded as anti-social is also determined by social and cultural norms of aesthetic acceptability.” Millie shows that the concept of ASB is determined by what people would consider normal, rather than a resolute set of rules that determine acceptable social attitudes. This brings up the topic of the different subcultures on the internet. There are many different behaviors that are found on the internet, not only ASB. These behaviors are accepted in their assigned areas of the internet, and these areas are subcultures that have their own socially accepted behaviors and ubiquitous attitudes. The common intolerance of the diverse behaviors found on the internet suggest that the general public residing in the predominant culture behave ethnocentrically. Although it is encouraged to be accepting of other cultures, internet subcultures are not thought of by the general public to be of the same level of “culture” as cultures found in foreign countries or subcultures found in a more public and distinguishable setting. This leads to disapproval of participants in many common internet subcultures and those who display behaviors derived from the internet.
Internet Addiction is slowly becoming more prevalent in the present day. According to Hall (2001) Research on the prevalence of internet addiction varies from study to study, but recent studies cite rates of 6% to 14% of internet users. With internet addiction becoming more common, many of the behaviors and subcultures found on the internet will also be more prevalent. This is the reason for a more common appearance of ASB in