I know that people love attributing things to "addictive personalities" and "electronic devices", but the reality is that there have always been people like this. Some people dig deeply into books (print or electronics), some into sports (spectators or athletes), plus the many other facets of life.

While this woman's experiences would be considered excessive by most people and for obsessions, if it was even slightly time consuming less it could be looked at differently. If it was print books she would have been called a bookwork, with all of it's good and bad connotations. If she was an athlete or an entrepreneur, she would have been called driven and praised heavily (especially at her age). If it was video games it would be an addict.

Funny how our notion of addiction is based upon perceived value, ain't it?