Who knew that our world’s youth would become so internet obsessed to a point where there’d be rehabilitation camps for these nerds?

Simply put, we’re becoming so reliant on our computers for everything. Our communication, our finances, our news, our homework, our research, our fun, etc… it just never stops. If you find that your children or significant other(s) are becoming too much geeky for their own good, send them to rehabilitation camp, where they’ll be taught to appreciate the REAL world!

Just imagine yourself at such an awesome place:

According to the Post, one clinic in the Beijing suburb of Daxing keeps some of its 12 to 17-year-old patients locked in rooms with barred windows for most of the day, treating them with a combination of counseling, medication, and military-style discipline. At the Daxing clinic, these troubled teens whose “souls are gone to the online world” are housed together on the third floor of the building, where they are subjected to hypnosis and even mild shock therapy in an attempt to rid them of their love of surfing.

Hmm… sounds like summer camp to me! I sense a minor problem with all of this. The people running these camps may not understand the root of the problem. Many 12-17 year old boys become computer obsessed nerds because they find more success and popularity in the virtual world, whether it be via Myspace or World of Warcraft. Matter of fact, one of these geeks just so happens to be a cousin of mine. There’s no stopping him from shooting to his computer immediately after school. His social life at school is pathetic, but he’s definitely thriving in Warcraft.

The geek rehabilitation camps are trying to treat the symptoms. It’s all about punishment without relating actions to a core reason, which definitely isn’t sustainable over the entire course of a nerd’s life. Chinese people seem to have the problem of punishing and instilling fear in people rather than actually teaching them something. For example, If I went to China and openly admitted my bisexuality, I’d basically be signing myself up for intense shock therapy. (<<< just an example!)

However, if any of you come across a geek rehabilitation camp that doesn’t use isolation and shock therapy for treatment, please let me know! I’ll pass it onto my geeky Cousin.

Jessica Mah is a 17 year old entrepreneur, blogger, and sophomore in college. She’s currently the founder of a startup, managing editor at Startupism.com, and Jessicamah.com. In her free time, she enjoys the prospect of being an underage angel investor.