Ever since I typed my first string of characters on an 80486 PC back in 1994, I have been inextricably bound to computers. From DOS 6.0 to Windows 8, from CCDOS to Office, from Jiangmin Antivirus to 360, from LOGO to C# — nineteen years have slipped by in the blink of an eye. Looking back to when I participated in NOIP a decade ago, computers were still something of a rarity; owning a 32 MB USB flash drive was enough to make you the envy of your peers. Yet by the time I took part in ACM competitions five years ago, computers had already found their way into countless homes, and “going online” had long shed its once-pejorative undertones.
Over the past decade-plus, the IT industry has surged forward at a breathtaking pace, transforming people’s lives in profound and irreversible ways — and, almost imperceptibly, reshaping our lifestyles and habits along with it. Today, armed with smartphones and high-speed networks, we can step out the door without a map and without asking for directions. Far from home in a foreign land, we can video-chat over the internet and save a fortune in international calling fees. The explosive growth of social media lets us check in on our friends’ latest updates anytime, anywhere — by the roadside, at the bus stop, even in the restroom — scrolling through our phones has simply become part of the fabric of daily life.
Yet this shift in lifestyle has taken a real toll on our health. According to surveys, cervical spondylosis has become the single most prevalent condition in the IT industry — bar none. Chronic diseases that once typically appeared only in people in their fifties and sixties are increasingly striking the young. Diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease are now commonplace among thirty-somethings. Sudden cardiac death and cancer are quietly setting their sights on this demographic as well. Dear comrades, take a careful, honest look at yourself — are you truly healthy?
中文原文 / Chinese Original
我自从1994年在一台80486PC上打出了一串字符后，便与计算机结下了不解之缘，从DOS6.0到WIN8，从CCDOS到OFFICE，从江民到360，从LOGO到C#，一晃19年就这么过去了。回想十年前参加NOIP的时候，电脑依然是个稀罕的东西，那时候能有个32M的U盘已经算是高富帅了，然而五年前我参加ACM的时候，电脑已经深入千家万户，上网也早已不是一个有贬义内涵的词。
十多年来，IT行业发展迅猛，人们的生活早已随之发生了翻天覆地的变化，而我们的生活方式和理念也在不知不觉中有了改变。在拥有智能手机和高速网络的今天，人们出门可以不带地图，可以不用问路；在远离祖国的异国他乡，我们可以通过网络视频聊天而省去了巨额的国际通话费；SNS的快速成长使我们能随时随地得知朋友的各种动态，在路边，在车站，在厕所，随处可见人们拿着手机刷来刷去，这都已经成为了生活的常态。
然而，这种生活方式的改变确实对健康产生了许多影响，据不完全调查显示，颈椎病已成为IT行业最高发的病种，没有之一。许多五六十岁才会发生的慢性病越来越多的出现在了年轻人身上，糖尿病、高血压、冠心病在三十岁人群中屡见不鲜，猝死和癌症也悄然瞄向了他们，亲爱的战友们，请仔细考量一下自己，你真的健康么？
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