[ExI] "Feral" humans, NOT

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Fri Jan 14 10:06:06 UTC 2011


On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:23:23PM -0500, Mike Dougherty wrote:

> I understand the point you are making but I have to draw some
> attention to the matter-of-fact way you depict the cause and effect
> with "...decreasing attention spans as a result  of video games."

Not just video games, electronic media in general. The result is
beyond belief. You have no idea how bad it is. No idea.

Yes, there are exceptions. There always are. They hardly matter, though.

> That's too simple.  It's been shoved on us too many times without any
> convincing proof.  I grew up with "video games" and resent this
> attack.  :)  Anyone who has spent 60+ hours to beat a modern
> immersion-style puzzle would not claim their attention is reduced by
> such an obsession.  Those old Atari games held my attention for hours
> despite being fairly basic and repetitive.  At 10 years old, Tunnels
> of Doom on a TI99/4a was a week's worth of work for an 8 floor
> dungeon.  How is does that shorten attention span?

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