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I agree with your points. Our modern society is so complex that for a lot of people it is easier to use escapism as a form of relief. While I agree that all pe
by brad0 9y ago
I agree with your points. Our modern society is so complex that for a lot of people it is easier to use escapism as a form of relief.
While I agree that all people should be learning and growing I would have to argue that if someone is truly motivated by hiding away I say let them.
The people who do this do not have the capacity to expose themselves to reality IMO. Being forced to do it is just like when you were forced to do something you didn't want to as a child (fitting that we're talking about super heroes).
Later on they might look up and decide to change. I know I did. Until then you just have to let them make their own decisions.
- agumonkey 9y agoIt's complex but also nonsensical. Lots of young adults report scam jobs as reason why they don't work (not slacker kind of avoidance). It's a bit a cancerous era IMO. Too many uncertainties, too many technical possibilities, not enough social tissue.
- brad0 9y ago> not enough social tissue Bang on. I think technology (not just the internet kind) has advanced so quickly that none of our social conventions have been able to keep up to help people. I believe both the democrats and republicans have lost their way a bit - they'll both be spending their time playing big-data social media games to get in power rather than actually trying to give things people want and need. > scam jobs While I do believe that this is true, I wonder how much of this is caused because after college is the first time these kids are exposed to the "real world". They've been so insulated their entire life that the older adults see that they can easily manipulate them.
- agumonkey 9y agoIt's a plausible factor. I know I'm not adjusted to the mess of the real world. But the documentary I watched talked about actively toying on elders fears and limits to sell them anything; with malevolent manager pressure.