And the options are?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/06/china_cybercafes_menta/

How about providing more sporting facilities and other outlets for
teenagers?

I do agree with the argument that too much of anything is bad.  However
it is a bit simplistic to see the closure of illegal net cafe's as an
all encompassing answer to this problem of mal-developing adolescents?

I am sure it =will= go a long way to helping - but also getting more
sporting fields setup and managed and the like would also be good.

Like petrol users in most developed countries pay taxes that ultimately
go to roads and the environment, and smokers that pay taxes that go to
health care.  Why not tax net and other indoor attractions and use the
proceeds to subsidise outdoor sporting facilities?

Not sure of the stats in Australia, but I have read in a few places that
in the US the incidence of childhood obesity is getting out of control.

I do agree that net cafe's can do harm to a teenagers mind - but they
can also help generate thoughts and idea's and help educate teenagers
and provide inquisitive minds with an outlet (I am not talking about
CS!  :-) ) and a great tool for information nourishment.  But I would
suggest that net cafe's are possibly far worse for teenagers physical
health, rather than mental health?  I won't even mention the passive
smoking issue.  ;-)

Thoughts?

RF.

PS:  Maybe going to the office is also bad for health?  Maybe every
company should take a leaf out of the Japanese book of corporate culture
and have compulsory work funded exercise programmes?   ;-)




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