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>many previous examples of x entertaining thing supposedly corrupting young minds My reply to that is that in fact newspapers, paperback romance and adventure

>many previous examples of x entertaining thing supposedly corrupting young minds My reply to that is that in fact newspapers, paperback romance and adventure novels, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock music, television, video games and pornography probably have been broadly harmful (particularly to children and teenagers) but we didn't have a detailed neuroscientific description of the mechanism of harm when they were introduced, so the people pointing out the harms were ignored or shouted down, and now that those things are no longer in the news, people believe they know all they need to know about them, with the result that most believe that the verdict of history is that those thing are benign. And it is tricky because all of those things plus social media and Youtube can be and often are used in such a way that they do not cause harm. And they all have positive effects as well as harmful effects.

card_zero 2y ago
Hee. I applaud the boldness of this theory, and I will be wary about seductive rhythms and over-exciting fantasies in future. (I must confess to being a jazz user.)
- hollerith 2y ago
  Maybe I'm in the group that tends to be harmed by newspapers, paperback romance and adventure novels, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock music, television, video games and pornography unless they have the knowledge needed to have a healthy relationship with them (knowledge which is not exactly routinely taught in high school) and your in the group that tends not to be harmed by them.
aguaviva 2y ago
My reply to that is that in fact newspapers, paperback romance and adventure novels, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock music, television, video games and pornography probably have been broadly harmful (particularly to children and teenagers) You forgot to mention the letter P, which of course stands for Pool.[0] Seriously, I don't see how one can even call this a falsifiable theory, let alone a "fact". Care to elaborate as to why you believe this? [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI

card_zero 2y ago

Hee. I applaud the boldness of this theory, and I will be wary about seductive rhythms and over-exciting fantasies in future. (I must confess to being a jazz user.)

hollerith 2y ago
Maybe I'm in the group that tends to be harmed by newspapers, paperback romance and adventure novels, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock music, television, video games and pornography unless they have the knowledge needed to have a healthy relationship with them (knowledge which is not exactly routinely taught in high school) and your in the group that tends not to be harmed by them.

aguaviva 2y ago

My reply to that is that in fact newspapers, paperback romance and adventure novels, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock music, television, video games and pornography probably have been broadly harmful (particularly to children and teenagers) You forgot to mention the letter P, which of course stands for Pool.[0] Seriously, I don't see how one can even call this a falsifiable theory, let alone a "fact". Care to elaborate as to why you believe this? [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI