Editorial compares videogames to crack and teen pregnancy; Author a moron

[Angrist]

You wrote that response? It's confusing and poorly written, sorry to say...

Edit: doh, I get it now. Don't say "Here's my response" and then put something else in the following quote....

Anyway, I'm not going to let my kids (when/if I have them) play too many games. But that guy is really exaggerating.

[Dylflon]

Doth my eyes deceive me?

A journalist being completely off the mark about video games?

If I was wearing a monocle, it would certainly pop right off of my face.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

If I was wearing a monocle, it would certainly pop right off of my face.

Just want to preface my post by saying I am stealing that line. Brilliant.

This really has nothing to do with video games, per se. It's really about generational distrust and even fear. The same thing happened with Elvis Presley and the birth of Rock and Roll.

Parents will always worry about their children, or young people by extention. They try and teach them how to be good people, and without perspective they can believe that if the children do not do EXACTLY what they think is right, the kids are destroying the world.

The reality is, every generation distrusts the generation after it, and in end end the world keeps turning and everything turns out fine, regardless of any bumps along the road.

[Bond]

This guy's book is getting pwned over at Amazon. Kind of rude, but kind of funny at the same time.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Bond

This guy's book is getting pwned over at Amazon. Kind of rude, but kind of funny at the same time.

Ha! That had one of the best comments ever!

I thought this book was a colossal waste of time. Clearly the author has never been to Central Asia. Anyone wanting to know what Central Asia is really like should play Call Of Duty 4.

[Fox 6]

Didnt this same thing happen to that ladys' book after she bad mouthed Mass Effect?


You think more people would pay attention to things like this.

[Happydude]

Originally Posted by Fox 6

Didnt this same thing happen to that ladys' book after she bad mouthed Mass Effect?


You think more people would pay attention to things like this.

yeah...lol...oh well, ignorant people get what they deserve...