I mean, you're probably preaching to the choir here. We've all been over and over the familiar arguments comparing anti-video-game curmudgeonry to anti-novel, anti-radio, and anti-television...
I mean, you're probably preaching to the choir here.
We've all been over and over the familiar arguments comparing anti-video-game curmudgeonry to anti-novel, anti-radio, and anti-television curmudgeonry that came before it.
Those are arguments we make especially to older people who we suppose can't manage to draw those comparisons for themselves. Do they change anybody's opinion? Does your crusty old aunt who thinks Doom caused Columbine now see the light? I kind of doubt it.
What I'm more interested to see is what things the current generation of 20-somethings will curmudgeonize once it comes out in the 2040's, 2050's, or so on. What new thing will become the new evil to blame for serial killers? If it wasn't novels, and it wasn't radio, and it wasn't TV, and it wasn't video games, maybe it will be some crazy new thing the kids are doing like having vlog livestreams projected into their eyeballs 24/7 as they go about their day, like they're living somebody else's life?
I'm excited to see whatever it is and be disgusted by it. Although our generation probably won't be able to afford lawns to chase the kids off of.
What I'm more interested to see is what things the current generation of 20-somethings will curmudgeonize once it comes out in the 2040's, 2050's, or so on.
I mean, you're probably preaching to the choir here.
We've all been over and over the familiar arguments comparing anti-video-game curmudgeonry to anti-novel, anti-radio, and anti-television curmudgeonry that came before it.
Those are arguments we make especially to older people who we suppose can't manage to draw those comparisons for themselves. Do they change anybody's opinion? Does your crusty old aunt who thinks Doom caused Columbine now see the light? I kind of doubt it.
What I'm more interested to see is what things the current generation of 20-somethings will curmudgeonize once it comes out in the 2040's, 2050's, or so on. What new thing will become the new evil to blame for serial killers? If it wasn't novels, and it wasn't radio, and it wasn't TV, and it wasn't video games, maybe it will be some crazy new thing the kids are doing like having vlog livestreams projected into their eyeballs 24/7 as they go about their day, like they're living somebody else's life?
I'm excited to see whatever it is and be disgusted by it. Although our generation probably won't be able to afford lawns to chase the kids off of.
Don't date robots!