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Chinese Government to Put a Time Limit on Gaming
Flyph writes "The Chinese Government unveiled a new online gaming timer mechanism that will try to prevent gamers from playing online games for more than three hours at a time. From the article: '"This timing mechanism can prevent young people from becoming addicted to online games," Kou Xiaowei, Deputy Director of the Audiovisual and Internet Publication Department of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), said during a press conference.' Maybe this is a way to prevent the goldfarming that goes on in MMORPGs." Of course, China may just want to avoid a tragedy similar to the recent South Korean man's death covered on Slashdot.
Human rights and environmental concerns slow the economic growth of any country.
It is extremely hypocritical of Europeans and Americans to point a finger at China. Much of the European growth came from the fact that they raped Central America of gold. The US railway system was built on Chinese slave labor.
If you are living in the US or EU, you are reaping the benifits of hundreds of years of human and environmental plunder.
I'm not saying it isn't wrong. I just think that China will see it for what it is and tell us to get stuffed.
I'd rather you do it wrong, than for me to have to do it at all.