Liberty grew from philosophy which grew from contemplation. We are living the tyranny of the Now.
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and the distracted are easily swayed and manipulated..
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Some of the most moving stories I've witnessed have been from video games. Granted, they aren't Fitzgeraldy language but they are just as captivating. Reach teens through other means.
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A valid point; there have indeed been noteworthy stories and plots utilized by videogames in the past - often glossed over or dismissed by more traditional minded critics.
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HOWEVER, I have noticed a huge drop recently in the quality of new offerings by gamemakers, both in quality, & most especially content. The plots & characteristations of most recent games have become femminized, politicized, SJW pap.
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This trend has been toxic to every medium it has been applied to, but be the death knell of videogames, as it will alienate its core audience - young to middle aged males, & is already seeming to have that effect now. Time will tell!
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Nothing like a good old page turning book. ..
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People are still reading. Instead of long books they’re reading blog posts, comments, and tweets. Still very literate.
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Stef is old. He must forget that there's great content outside of books. I read a ton on my phone. Convenient, column reading is easier and faster and often free.
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I kind of disagree. I don't think many people read meaningful blogs, tweets or online content. Maybe you do, but the masses who spend hours on Facebook are just playing Farmville and reading silly stuff.
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That may be true. I've learned countless things thru gaming and "surfing the web". Both would have been a far better use of my time that reading the "classics" in high school.
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But can you actually say you've learned much through complete fiction rather than read really good books/ebooks? I've spent years gaming and still learn a fuck of a lot more when I read the right books.
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Exactly! Of course you can learn things from games or blogs but to begin with, content online is very disperse, it's difficult to make sense out of one topic when you don't have a structure, and that's what you get with a book in addition of deep knowledge.
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Well that and in a fictional game/book or movie all you get is exactly what the creator gives you. Cant learn anything about people, how dark they can get, how even in the worst situations the good they are capable of. It's one narrative with the creators outcome.
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What is your source? Also, I fail to understand why people thinking that reading a book is a more intellectual activity than reading online.
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Why do you think that? What was the last book that you read? Someone could spend years writing a book. It could take hours a day to read. Some complex arguments take more than 240 characters to convey. I would explain in more detail but I'm neglecting my reading right now.
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Not everything people read online is a tweet.
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Even articles. Another reason to read books is that you can learn from past wisdom. It's the most direct form of communication available from the past. I don't care if you read the classics on a Kindle or project Gutenberg HTML, I count that as reading.
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Exactly. That is what I meant. There is plenty of reading material online. I agree that reading itself is important but
@StefanMolyneux, without citation, is claiming that "kids these days" are reading less. Maybe that is true but he didn't provide a source.
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