SpectreFire said:Did you even read what I wrote? When did I make a single mention of the US? Anyways, if you want more examples, look at Britain and the Royal Wedding.
People in first world countries are becoming more and more inundated with just the most trivial and useless things. Who cares about politics and real world problems when Charlie fucking Sheen is saying crazy shit on TV? We're getting lazy and even when we give a damn, it's absolutely disgusting.
"Oh shit guys! We need to help the Iranians gain their freedom! Let's change our twitter pics to green because and totally forget about this movement in a week because we'll be bored and digging into the new trend or hype!"
Maybe people in China don't really give a shit about the corruption and issues of free will in their country, but people in the western world aren't any better. They only give a shit these days if they don't have to leave their couches to do something about it.
Your point is myopic AND moronic, because you happen to find too many people posting on the Charlie Sheen thread doesn't mean people doesnt care about other more important events.
Even if I concceded the point that people don't give about stuffs anymore (which is false to say the least), the basis for your argumentation was moronic.
How do you know the very people posting here on trivial matters on a GAMING forum aren't part of an NGO or something?
Equating the general apathy found in 1rst world countries to the one found in China is disingenious too considering the vast difference in treatment in situations.
Seriously people in Sweden not giving a shit about local politic is not the same as people in Somalia not giving a shit whether or not their country went to hell or not.
And seriously you implied the US when you mentionned Charlie Sheen because I can tell you it's not even a footnote of a people magazine here.