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Zimbardo: Porn and Video Games Causing 'Masculinity Crisis'

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-all-might-be-in-trouble dept.

Ethanol-fueled's Hairy Palms writes:

The Independent reports:

Psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University Phillip Zimbardo (who led the team of researchers who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment) has made the warnings, which form a major part of his latest book, Man (Dis)Connected.

Zimbardo says (in this TED talk) there is a "crisis" amongst young men, a high number of whom are experiencing a "new form of addiction" to excessive use of pornography and video games. Citing the research he and his team conducted for the book, he says: "It begins to change brain function. It begins to change the reward centre of the brain, and produces a kind of excitement and addiction."

An article from Psychology Today, however, argues that there are no demonstrable scientific links between porn consumption and the disputed phenomenon called 'Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction.'

Could this problem be manifesting itself as the rise of the Hikikomori?

 
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  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:43PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:43PM (#181173)

    I'm pretty sure that hikikomori is a type of sushi. I think I had some last week.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:45PM (#181176)

    You must be a humanitarian.

  • (Score: 2) by goodie on Monday May 11 2015, @12:18AM

    by goodie (1877) on Monday May 11 2015, @12:18AM (#181256) Journal

    I just thought we were talking about mokkori instead. That seemed a propos at least ;)

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Jesus_666 on Monday May 11 2015, @06:58AM

    by Jesus_666 (3044) on Monday May 11 2015, @06:58AM (#181387)
    A hikikomori is a person who never leaves their home and seldom sees the light of day. That makes for tender meat with a high fat content, which in turn makes for excellent sushi.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @01:00PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @01:00PM (#181447)

      A hikikomori is a person who never leaves their home and seldom sees the light of day.

      In other words, a nerd?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @02:49PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @02:49PM (#181478)

        A more extreme example of, where the social anxiety reaches the point of preferring seclusion.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @07:27PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @07:27PM (#181597)

          Or maybe someone is simply an introvert and naturally prefers seclusion? Not everyone is an extrovert.

          • (Score: 2) by tathra on Monday May 11 2015, @09:25PM

            by tathra (3367) on Monday May 11 2015, @09:25PM (#181653)

            hikikomoris go far beyond simple introversion and preferring to be alone. introverts can go outside, work jobs, associate with people when necessary, etc; this is what sets hikikomoris apart - they refuse to even do that and just stay holed up, mooching off their parents or siblings or whoever is willing to supply them with food and everything else necessary for survival. hikikomoris typically won't even go outside to buy food.