Quote:A leading psychologist has warned that young men are facing a crisis of masculinity due to excessive use of video games and pornography.

Psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University Phillip Zimbardo has made the warnings, which form a major part of his latest book, Man (Dis)Connected.

In an interview on the BBC World Service's Weekend programme, Zimbardo spoke about the results of his study, an in-depth look into the lives of 20,000 young men and their relationships with video games and pornography.

He said: "Our focus is on young men who play video games to excess, and do it in social isolation - they are alone in their room."

"Now, with freely available pornography, which is unique in history, they are combining playing video games, and as a break, watching on average, two hours of pornography a week."

Zimbardo says 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.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scienc...38211.html

Yeah I've known quite a few of these. Quite the sad existences.

A separate study found business of optometrists for twenty somethings was up.

73% of statistics are made up.

So many kids these days are not taught how to be men. They might be smart and moral around a good mother (which is hard to find sometimes), but they aren't always men.

Boys can't be boys anymore. This causes a lot of them to disconnect and take on addictive behaviors (usually it's not even drugs, folks). Allow boys to be boys and stop attacking masculinity - then you'll see some healthy lifestyle changes take place.

(05-27-2015 08:28 AM)oliveandblue Wrote:  So many kids these days are not taught how to be men. They might be smart and moral around a good mother (which is hard to find sometimes), but they aren't always men.

Boys can't be boys anymore. This causes a lot of them to disconnect and take on addictive behaviors (usually it's not even drugs, folks). Allow boys to be boys and stop attacking masculinity - then you'll see some healthy lifestyle changes take place.

You can add to this the way in which we treat young boys in general, particularly in education.

I'd put that in the same category of uh-oh.

This what happened to the Japanese. Between the excessive drug, alcohol, video game and porn use, this country will be **** in 30 years.

exactly. Boys aren't allowed to go play outside or ride their bikes back through woods. God forbid they play "cops and robbers" when they are in elementary school, because they will get suspended. I don't think porn and video games is the cause, but more or less the side affect.

(05-27-2015 08:39 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  exactly. Boys aren't allowed to go play outside or ride their bikes back through woods. God forbid they play "cops and robbers" when they are in elementary school, because they will get suspended shot in a public park. I don't think porn and video games is the cause, but more or less the side affect.

FIFY #tamirmatters

Play Video Games, Stop for Porno Break, Back to playing Video games.
Obviously it's the new form of "Wacky Backy" !

(05-27-2015 08:47 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 08:39 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  exactly. Boys aren't allowed to go play outside or ride their bikes back through woods. God forbid they play "cops and robbers" when they are in elementary school, because they will get suspended shot in a public park. I don't think porn and video games is the cause, but more or less the side affect.

FIFY #tamirmatters

keep your sh1t in another thread or keep this one on topic.

(05-27-2015 08:18 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  73% of statistics are made up.

Yeah, but only 27% of all people know this.

It blows my mind how many "grown men" want to spend their spare time playing video games. I haven't played one at all in years.

(05-27-2015 09:01 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  It blows my mind how many "grown men" want to spend their spare time playing video games. I haven't played one at all in years.

difference in playing some games every now and then, and playing non stop.

(05-27-2015 09:00 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 08:18 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  73% of statistics are made up.

Yeah, but only 27% of all people know this.

40% of them are lying

(05-27-2015 09:04 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 09:00 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 08:18 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  73% of statistics are made up.

Yeah, but only 27% of all people know this.

40% of them are lying

you can only prove that 62% of them are lying.

Current schedule at my house for my boys

Age 5 = start sports
Age 8 = mow lawn, other chores
Age 10 = learn how to fire a .22
Age 12 = buy old car, learn to fix it so it is ready to go at age 16.
Age 16 = first beer with dad around the campfire
Age 18 = off to college.

(05-27-2015 09:06 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 09:04 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 09:00 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(05-27-2015 08:18 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  73% of statistics are made up.

Yeah, but only 27% of all people know this.

40% of them are lying

you can only prove that 62% of them are lying.

50% true

the other 38% make up 70% of the 27%

If you believe the percentages anyway...

(05-27-2015 09:10 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Current schedule at my house for my boys

Age 5 = start sports
Age 8 = mow lawn, other chores
Age 10 = learn how to fire a .22
Age 12 = buy old car, learn to fix it so it is ready to go at age 16.
Age 16 = first beer with dad around the campfire
Age 18 = off to college.

lord. Don't let anti gun groups, anti pollution groups, child labor groups, or overbearing mothers groups read this. They will have your ass locked up.