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?
(Score: 3, Informative) by black6host on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:34PM
I guess you've not listened enough to Lucinda Williams. Try the song "Honey Bee" :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:36PM
Who the fuck is Lucinda Williams?
I'm not going to google this, as well.
(Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Monday May 11 2015, @03:15AM
Here [wikipedia.org]
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I did. Here's the result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @03:23AM