Dr. Philip Zimbardo wrote a book called "Man, Interrupted" that addresses this topic to some degree. One factor that he mentioned was the advent of high-speed i

Dr. Philip Zimbardo wrote a book called "Man, Interrupted" that addresses this topic to some degree. One factor that he mentioned was the advent of high-speed internet, supporting both video games (virtual achievement) and pornography (virtual gratification). AOL announced its plans for high-speed DSL internet in January of 1999 -- the same year as the beginning of the study period. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wV1z7-ujzj4J:edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/15/aolspeed.idg/+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wV1z7-...