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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: 3, Interesting) by Bot on Monday May 11 2015, @02:01PM
Good point. Idea: mods get a ID, or a gravatar, whatever, that is uncoupled from their name and UID. User can optionally upmod or downmod them. The effect is to change the weight of the moderations by that mod for the user. Optionally a global influence could be had but I see potential for mobbing.
I know, this means overhauling the mod system.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by cubancigar11 on Tuesday May 12 2015, @04:45PM
What happened to meta moderators?