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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 naubol on Tuesday May 12 2015, @02:09AM
Reproduction isn't important?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 19 2015, @02:18AM
Not when there is around 7 billion people on the planet. And if we were in danger of extinction, people would drop their petty, shallow standards and start mating. In an ideal world, people would strive to be logical, but that is not the case, and this "emotional intelligence" business only encourages the opposite.