{"id":1263,"date":"2018-02-05T17:37:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:02:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T04:02:25","slug":"internet-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/internet-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet challenges: Would your health insurance cover the risks?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parents of Hong Kong, take heed. Maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but someday\u2026 your child is going to do something dumb. What\u2019s even worse is that this dumb thing they do is going to happen because somebody on the internet did the same dumb thing. Now, we\u2019re all familiar with the realities of the term \u2018monkey see, monkey do\u2019 – where impressionable people will imitate behavior that they see, seemingly no matter how silly it may be – but the advent of the free and open communication that the internet provides has exacerbated instances of this simian simulation syndrome.\u00a0Yes, internet challenges have been all the rage for some years now. <\/span><\/p>\n

No doubt we all remember the Ice Bucket Challenge, which did wonders for raising awareness and funds for ALS research. However, what started as a stunt where people innocently dumped buckets of water on themselves quickly turned into a game of one-upmanship where new entries got increasingly more extreme. This inevitably led to people going too far and <\/span>getting injured<\/span><\/a>, and even <\/span>dying<\/span><\/a>. To be sure, the Ice Bucket Challenge was somewhat tame in comparison to some of the other internet challenges that are out there. Here, \u00a0<\/span>Pacific Prime Hong Kong<\/span><\/a> examines some of the other challenges that have gained popularity, the dangers they pose to participants, and if health insurance will cover any resulting injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n