PBS has this show on Frontline: Digital nation. (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/).
It's worth checking out. Some funny and scarry stuff.
But it dissapoints because of some rather biased journalism with the South Korean kid. And it dissapoints by lacking the chomps to make a stronger stand.
The antinomy of these two criticisms doesn't bother me, because I'd like the show to have chomps and argue about how this bull shit "multi-tasking" really dumbs down people. Instant gratification of any sort is nothing new, and not impressive. The piece could easily make a good arguement without the maudlin and cheesy South Korean mother lamenting her addict kid. Those aren't chomps; it's cant. (No the apostrophe is not missing. The word is cant. I had to look it up a few days ago.)
Even if you don't watch the PBS show, you should check out: http://www.thearmyexperience.com/about-the-army-experience-center/the-story-of-the-center
The army has a center where you can play video games (including life-sized simulators) for free. It's for recruitment. Plush leather chairs. Free x-box.
Who wants to go? I'll go.
Lord help us.
No comments:
Post a Comment