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There are ways to prevent the "Internet addiction elderly" from being addicted
Staring at the electronic screen for hours at every turn, I can’t even go downstairs; I swiped short videos until the middle of the night, and my collections were mostly fake science and false advertisements... Once "Internet addiction teenagers" caused headaches for countless parents, now more and more Of the elderly are addicted to short videos and become "Internet addiction elderly".
Why do old people indulge in short videos?
How to prevent it?
Experts say that, unlike web pages or other apps with complex operations, the short video platform that can be watched with one click and updated with one swipe has greatly reduced the barriers to use for the elderly.
On the other hand, because the Internet is late to the Internet, the novelty that the Internet brings to the elderly is much higher than that of the young, so they are prone to indulge and be deceived.
However, contacting the Internet is an important way for the elderly to participate in the society again after retirement. It should be "unblocked and combined", and all parties should work together to guide correctly.
Phenomenon Father was fooled into buying a class for thousands of yuan
"Holding my phone and swiping it till midnight, I now feel a little bit how my parents were afraid that I would be addicted to games." Mr. Wang's mother recently became obsessed with swiping short videos, which complicated Mr. Wang's mood.
"Originally, after retiring, I was very happy that the old man could find something he liked to do, but I kept watching videos with my phone like this, and didn't go out and walk around. I had irregular schedules and I was really worried that her body would not be able to handle it. There are a lot of truths on the Internet. The fake and difficult-to-identify science popularization and health-care videos happen to be the "dishes" of the elderly. After seeing them, my mother often forwards them to me, such as "You can cure diseases with your fingers", many of which have no scientific basis. "
Similar to Mr. Wang's situation, Ms. Zhang was also upset recently because her father was addicted to being cheated on the Internet.
In April this year, citizen Ms. Zhang's father saw a video called "Black Bull Shopping" on the short video platform. The video said that "one yuan can kill all kinds of brand-name mobile phones in seconds."
After the old man clicked on the video, he was induced to spend 15 yuan to buy a membership card. After buying the card, he discovered that the so-called "one dollar spike" was only a small probability event.
"This is not the first time my father has been deceived." Ms. Zhang said helplessly.
"Last year, the elderly saw a financial management course in a short video, and they could listen to it for a dozen yuan. After signing up, they were pulled into a WeChat group and bought several thousand yuan for the course." Ms. Zhang said, "Father added the group. Speaking skills are like brainwashing pyramid schemes, especially unreliable." Under the timely persuasion of Ms. Zhang, his father did not continue to buy classes.
The reporter found that in recent years, the "lethal power" of short video platforms has been increasing.
According to a "Silver-haired Crowd Insight Report" released by mobile Internet research organization QuestMobile last year, among more than 100 million mobile Internet "silver-haired users", watching short videos has become the most important form of entertainment.
Survey data in May 2020 shows that among several mainstream short video platforms, middle-aged and elderly people use a short video platform for an average of 1,500 minutes in that month.
The shortcomings of the "anti-addiction system for the elderly" remain blank
Why are the elderly addicted to short videos?
According to Jin Yongai, associate professor of the School of Social and Population Studies at Renmin University of China, compared with young people who have grown up in the Internet environment, the elderly have shorter access to the Internet, and the novelty brought by the Internet is much higher than that of the young, so they are more likely to become addicted. .
Not only that, but the elderly are also "high-risk groups" who are easily deceived.
The survey found that as long as authoritative media reports, university research, etc. were added to the content, most elderly people would choose to believe it.
Nowadays, many short video platforms have launched the "youth mode", but there is still a gap in the construction of the "anti-addiction system for the elderly".
The reporter has noticed that none of the current mainstream short video platforms has a "specific model" for elderly users, and there are basically no special regulations on the length of time the elderly can use the Internet and how to refund their rights after being defrauded.
In this regard, Jin Yongai suggested that the platform can emulate the youth protection mode, set the old mode, help the elderly filter out some content that is easily deceived, and set the viewing time to remind the elderly not to indulge, and so on.
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"Combination of dredging and blocking" correct guidance
"What should I do if my dad became an'Internet addiction elderly'?" Faced with more and more requests for help, Zhang Xin, an associate professor at the School of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences of Peking University, believes that teenagers' addiction to the Internet is often due to the inability to successfully socialize and adultize. ; And the elderly are addicted to the Internet because they have not been able to age successfully.
According to the experience of parents educating their children, preaching is difficult to work, and family affection and companionship are the most effective.
Zhang Xin suggested that children should not use accusations and corrections to argue with their parents, but should pay attention to the way when persuading them to fully emphasize the close relationship with their parents, respect their status and affirm their role, and more importantly , To give parents more emotional companionship.
The use of the Internet by the elderly also has a positive effect. From the survey, the elderly who touch the Internet and play short videos are generally higher in happiness and sense of accomplishment than the elderly who do not touch the Internet. In addition, the intergenerational relationship is also more harmonious than the elderly who do not touch the Internet. Jin Yongai suggested that the silver-haired tribe should “combine the blockages” and guide them correctly. Our reporter Zhao Yuhan