I have to say I find this very amusing. First of all, the biggest laugh is all the people on line talking about the evils of the internet. Maybe you should discuss during davening the evils of talking in shul. That said, I think we all know that the biggest problem of the internet is that you can go to bad sites in the privacy of your home instead of being embarassed to go to the news stand to buy disgusting magazines. It does take some self-restraint. OMG! People acually restraing themselves! What a radical thought!
Second, my boys all went to different yeshivas in the States (NY and NJ) and the smoking that went on there was unbeleiveable! One yeshiva, in an effort to slow it down, made a rule that you couldn’t smoke within 2 blocks of the yeshiva. One dorm that one of my son’s was in while in Bais Medresh, had a haze of smoke inside.
Smoking is smelly, expencive, effects the heart and lungs and keeps organizations like Chai Lifeline in business. I can’t understand why it’s condoned in most yeshivas.
There really is no comparison to the 2 problems. It’s like saying: Is it better to play in traffic or eat at McDonalds.