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I tackled the same topic in "Superstimuli and the Collapse of Western Civilization": http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/superstimuli_an.html http://www.over

by Eliezer 18y ago

I tackled the same topic in "Superstimuli and the Collapse of Western Civilization": http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/superstimuli_an.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/superstimuli_an.html Opening paragraph: "At least three people have died playing online games for days without rest. People have lost their spouses, jobs, and children to World of Warcraft. If people have the right to play video games - and it's hard to imagine a more fundamental right - then the market is going to respond by supplying the most engaging video games that can be sold, to the point that exceptionally engaged consumers are removed from the gene pool."

unalone 18y ago
That's a fun article too. However, I'd argue that if anything that's a cruel example of social Darwinism. The ability to focus on yourself rather than to rely on the opinions and worlds of others is a trait useful for survival.