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Psychologist: Porn and Video Game Addiction Are Leading To 'Masculinity Crisis'
HughPickens.com writes: Philip Zimbardo is a prominent psychologist from Stanford, most notable for leading the notorious Stanford prison experiment. He has published new research findings based on the lives of 20,000 young men, and his conclusion is stark: there is a developing "masculinity crisis" caused by addiction to video games and pornography. "Our focus is on young men who play video games to excess, and do it in social isolation — they are alone in their room," says Zimbardo. "It begins to change brain function. It begins to change the reward center of the brain, and produces a kind of excitement and addiction. What I'm saying is — boys' brains are becoming digitally rewired."
As an example, Zimbardo uses this quote from one young man: "When I'm in class, I'll wish I was playing World of Warcraft. When I'm with a girl, I'll wish I was watching pornography, because I'll never get rejected." Zimbardo doesn't think there's a specific time threshold at which playing video games goes from being acceptable to excessive. He says it varies by individual, and is more based on a "psychological change in mindset." To fight the problem, he suggest families need to track how much time is being spent on video games compared to other activities. "He also called for better sex education in schools — which should focus not only on biology and safety, but also on emotions, physical contact and romantic relationships."
As an example, Zimbardo uses this quote from one young man: "When I'm in class, I'll wish I was playing World of Warcraft. When I'm with a girl, I'll wish I was watching pornography, because I'll never get rejected." Zimbardo doesn't think there's a specific time threshold at which playing video games goes from being acceptable to excessive. He says it varies by individual, and is more based on a "psychological change in mindset." To fight the problem, he suggest families need to track how much time is being spent on video games compared to other activities. "He also called for better sex education in schools — which should focus not only on biology and safety, but also on emotions, physical contact and romantic relationships."
Porn and Video Game Addiction Are Leading To 'Masculinity Crisis'
Speak for yourself mate.
When I'm in class, I'll wish I was playing World of Warcraft. When I'm with a girl, I'll wish I was watching pornography, because I'll never get rejected.
And when I'm at work I wish that I was home watching TV with a beer in my hand.
Also, rock'n'roll causes people to act immoral!
They will need more Cheetos.
Then clients can ask for samples that tested negative for Cheetos residue.
And who can resist "4700 hours in Dota2"?
Just like comic books and television screwed up a generation of kids, right? You could also use the same argument to say that kids in the 1800s just spent their time reading novels instead of having real life adventures.
To be fair, it's possible that TV did screw up a generation of kids, for example......
I've been watching your posts for a while, and I can say you are seriously schizophrenic, Mr AC.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
I see you aren't married...
...When I'm with a girl, I'll wish I was watching pornography...
I think you should have learned something by now.
SHE SOUNDS HIDEOUS
I cannot imagine any normal human being who would not think that a person who played golf 15 hours a day and did nothing but frequent prostitutes (i.e. has to pay to get laid) was extremely fucked up.
That's being rather unfair to Tiger Woods.
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for it to be pitted against a slightly greater evil
A gay friend of mine gets way more interest from girls than I do - he says next time a girl tries to "turn" him, he'll tell her that I'm gay and she should try to "turn" me instead XD
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