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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: 2) by dyingtolive on Monday May 11 2015, @05:42AM
You said that "the kids these days, especially women" were not sexist. The proposal of killing all men, specifically, is pretty much basically sexist. Like, basically by nature. If you would care to look, you would see this a thing that is a viewpoint in which subsets of said people share.
Either you were being sarcastic, or I provided you a counterexample. I'm also unsure of how I actually chastised you, other than to say you were wrong (either true, or Poe's Law). I am sorry if this made you uncomfortable or feel severely rebuked. That was not the intention, of like, you know, me citing things that have happened as a rebuttal to what I presumed to be your point.
Since the point of your message was apparently lost on me, would you care to try to elaborate?
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 11 2015, @03:02PM
Looks like you missed my point, then.