retroremakes
March 6th, 2010, 14:20
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Yeah. The couple, who met on the internet (warning sign?), dutifully raised a young girl named Anima in the virtual world of Prius Online, a sort of South Korean Second Life. Not so dutifully raised was their real daughter, a prematurely born infant who only received powdered milk feedings as an afterthought following her parents' 12 hour days at the local internet cafe.
Twelve hours of virtual escapism a day is probably unhealthy in and of itself, but when its taking the place of your real responsibilities, well, it's probably time to log off. [CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/korea.baby.starved/) via BoingBoing (http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/couple-arrested-for.html#comments)]
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Yeah. The couple, who met on the internet (warning sign?), dutifully raised a young girl named Anima in the virtual world of Prius Online, a sort of South Korean Second Life. Not so dutifully raised was their real daughter, a prematurely born infant who only received powdered milk feedings as an afterthought following her parents' 12 hour days at the local internet cafe.
Twelve hours of virtual escapism a day is probably unhealthy in and of itself, but when its taking the place of your real responsibilities, well, it's probably time to log off. [CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/korea.baby.starved/) via BoingBoing (http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/couple-arrested-for.html#comments)]
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