Are there any Dangers in using a computer for a long time?

By Nic
@academic2 (7000)
Uganda
April 14, 2007 1:20am CST
Hey mylotians, i have been thinking aloud as to wheteher there are any dangers at all in using computers for a very long time. some people say the longer you stay infront of a computer scree, the greater there are certain risks-is this a fact?
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6 responses
• India
15 Apr 07
I think there is no Risk for using for a long time But ofcourse it may damage your eyes, As I heard from my friends
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
15 Apr 07
From my experience....NO! I first begin programming mainframe computers in 1976. Spent most of my work life after that was in front of a monitor. I am retired now and still in front of a PC screen. There was a time it was thought it could be harmful but they changed the displays so that would no longer be a problem. I know quite a few other people that were at it as long as I and never seem to have any problems. The greatest risk you run is becoming anti-social. The computer can do that to you. It is such a huge draw that it can become habitual.
• India
14 Apr 07
hey there's no worry accept for ur eyes and ya one more thing if ur pc has the capacity to be on for a lot of time daily then no worries if not there r chances for ur pc to get blown up
@techvin (13)
• India
15 Apr 07
Not much i guess, I jus strains the eye
• Pakistan
14 Apr 07
yes one thing is that you will start loosing your eyesight and then you suppose to use the glasses
• Philippines
14 Apr 07
Theres very minimal risk's being infront of your computer in a long period of time, and the most common is eye strain. If your in front of your pc in average lets say 8 hours a at least let your eyes rest for a least an hour during that interval. Or you can wear glasses to protect your eyes.