Internet Amnesia

A very common illness severely impacting productivity when fulfilling tasks based on services available on the Internet.

Symptoms:
The patient chronically starts up the computer and opens a browser window to accomplish a certain task. By doing so, they get flooded by an unmanageable amount of stimulating information, causing them to completely forget their original aim. This behaviour is especially to be observed in the presence of tabbed browsing habits combined with session restore settings. Internet Amnesia can be very brief, leaving the patient capable to finish their tasks. However, in extreme cases, it is of longer duration and inflicting a trance-like state on the patient. This trance can be observed to last at least until the computer has been shut down. In some instances, the patient then suddenly becomes conscious of their aim again.

Consequences:
A huge loss in productivity, electricity, and an increase in absentmindedness have been observed.