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

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: 3, Informative) by black6host on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:34PM

    by black6host (3827) on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:34PM (#181218) Journal

    I guess you've not listened enough to Lucinda Williams. Try the song "Honey Bee" :)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @10:36PM (#181219)

    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

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 11 2015, @03:15AM (#181324) Journal

      Who the fuck is Lucinda Williams?

      Here [wikipedia.org]

      Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953)[1] is an American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer and songwriter.

      ...

      I'm not going to google this, as well.

      I did. Here's the result.

      "Honey Bee"

      Oh, my little honey bee
      I'm so glad you stung me
      You've become my weakness
      Now I've got your sweetness
      All up in my hair
      Honey bee, I swear
      We make quite a pair
      Oh, my little honey bee

      Oh, my little honey bee
      I'm so glad you stung me
      Buzz around your hive now
      You're in overdrive now
      Give me such a thrill
      Honey bee be still
      Oh, my little honey bee

      Oh, my little honey bee
      I'm so glad you stung me
      Now I've got your honey
      All over my tummy
      Honey bee, it's heaven
      Twenty-four seven
      Oh.my little honey bee

      Oh, my little honey bee
      I'm so glad you stung me
      You've become my weakness
      Now I've got your sweetness
      All up in my hair
      Honey bee, I swear
      We make quite a pair

      --
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @03:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @03:23AM (#181328)
    Her 2014 album, "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone", creates a weird image in my mind: I see ethanol-fuelled wanking a bone using a tequila (or some other spirit) bottle; the bone is small enough to fit the bottle neck.