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CNN: How video games and porn are ruining a generation

jmdajr

Member
This is a pretty naive viewpoint. Humans are social creatures, no matter how much some people try to convince others otherwise, and the fact is that much of the behavior and personality traits we identify oursleves with are formed and nurtured in no small part by the environment we live in and with out interactions with others. It's not about trying to assign responsibility to someone or something, it's about recognizing that external factors, whether it's your friends wanting to sit down and play Call of Duty rather than go outside and play basketball, McDonalds bombarding advertising channels with their products and subtly influencing your own desires, having to keep up with people you know on Facebook, and yes, continued consumption of outside stimuli that make you and your brain feel good, can lead to what may be considered to be undesirable behavior. We may be masters of our own body, but that's not going to stop our body from doing its damndest to get what it wants.


Sounds like excuses to me :)
Anyhow, that's all well and good but I think people sometimes need to stop making excuses and take responsibility. So society has ruined you, what now? How do you better yourself?

Unfortunately you are correct in that most people will just keep going without making a change to better themselves. But it can be done.
 

JimmyRustler

Gold Member
How is that different from the complaints about books, radio, film and tv? And how do you measure a 'cultural decline' as if culture is some objective thing?
Because internet changed everything. Do you know how I used to get a song when I was young? First I heard it on the radio, then I had to find out the name of the song and then I had to go to the store and buy it. Took me all together a day or longer.

Do you know what I do today? I just take out my iPhone, start Shazam, record the song and download it directly for iTunes. 2 minutes in total.

While this is extremly convinient for me, all the social interaction with other people to find and buy that song does not happen because of this. Don't you agree?

Internet and cellphones changed EVERYTHING.
 

Emily Chu

Banned
can GAF stop posting articles like this one?

theres one every week

when mostly everyone men, women, children, boys and girls are hopelessly addicted to the internet and smartphones....
 
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