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This reminds me of an episode of South Park: [http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154597/find-the-heart http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154597/find-the
by gavanwoolery 15y ago
This reminds me of an episode of South Park:
[http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154597/find-the-heart http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154597/find-the-heart]
The kids try to find the "heart of Wallmart" so they can destroy it (being the evil mom-and-pop store demolisher that it is). When they finally locate the mythical Heart of Wallmart, it turns out it just a mirror. In other words, the problem is not Wallmart (or Google, or whatever), it is us.
On another note, games (in general) are not so bad (although the ones they were advertising probably were). Even the games many people might view as mindless (such as your average FPS) are actually deeply embedded with strategy. I actually learned a lot from games - not just strategy or spacial intelligence or hand eye coordination, but many of the same things I would have learned if I picked up a science fiction or fantasy book. Children today are glued to screens, and I think the only cure may be to embrace this and find a better way to use games as educational tools.
- yew 15y agoThe problem is actually a mutually reinforcing feedback cycle between culture and corporation that gives rise to addictive superstimuli. But I suppose "the problem is us" is an equally useful observation.
- rbarooah 15y ago'the problem is us' is a useful observation in that clearly humans are vulnerable to addictive stimuli that were not abundant as we evolved. That vulnerability isn't likely to change soon. We can however recognize that activities designed to exploit it are harmful.