Well that's fine, we can fight that with police actions. The big reason why prohibition failed as a policy was because it would have cost the American public too much to police. But it would not cost the Korean government so much to flip the switch with their existing Internet scheme.
The program in place is to shut off the Internet on these kids after they have done so much gaming. Korea can do this pretty easily with their existing Internet standards. Obviously exceptions can be made for professional gamers (who make a living off of it).
Right, because there is no such thing as a proxy server?
P.S. It was pretty good sign that Prohibition was in trouble when the President was hosting regular drinking parties at the White House and inviting moonshiners to cater.
Prohibition was an example of "Feel Good" legislation. It's something politicians pass because they want to be SEEN to be acting on things that some members of the public and special interest groups publicize as a "problem". They do this regardless of whether the legislation has any real chance of being effective or not in addressing the problem. It's a way to avoid blame and try to pick up a few more votes in the next election.
I used to be addicted to video games. From 2004 to 2008, I always had a hardcore MMO and FPS to play. I probably gave a good 10-12 hours of play per day. After the hard quit, I was certainly a more productive. Since 2008, I finished college, got married, started a business, purchased a home, and now have a beautiful daughter!
It's obvious that most of these gamers will be more productive if their game-time is limited. However, I feel that this is a choice that the player should make. This is like the US government placing an obesity sanction on how much a person can eat per day. Too much government!
This is exactly my story as well, and I completely agree with your statement. I played (with my wife) probably more than a full time job every week for two years. We had our first daughter however and I drastically cut back on my game time and went out to get a "real" job. Since then I went back to school to finish my degree, have worked my way up the company I am in and feel very successful, and we had a second daughter. Although I am certainly more productive now than I was it's my prerogative on what I choose to do with my time and life. I still to this day try to fit in game time when I can. If I can actually go to a raid I am elated for days. I don't think that will come to the U.S. however. It may, but for fear of starting a political discussion I would say if it did it would be unconstitutional for out of control big government to try and regulate that.
As a korean who now lives overseas, this is not unexpected.
Korea is a very 'vertical' society where there are a few people you have as 'equals'.
Other than your friends, age/social experience/family background all come into play and you will be shat on if you don't show the 'proper' respect; which means getting 'shat on' anyway.
Internet comes in and now everyone is 'equal'. Well, that bottled up emotion now has somewhere to go which is why Korea's internet communities are the most vile ones around. You think 4Chan is bad?
It also extends to games where it provides a place where a person doesn't have to deal with the whole 'save-face/get treated like mushrooms'.
Korea's youth is a never-ending treadmill of 'do XYZ' on a constant basis.
My schedule when I was 13 to 16 years old was as follows. (I left Korea at 16)
7am - 4pm school
4pm - 7pm extra tutoring (school + art/piano)
7pm - 8pm Tak Won Do (Korea martial arts)
8pm - 10pm study (probably sneak a quick fast food here)
11pm - home -> bed
In a society where the above is considered normal or even 'light', it doesn't take a genius to see that something's gotta give.
Gdemami - Informing people about your thoughts and impressions is not a review, it's a blog.
I Hate the phrase, "regardless of practical issues or cost?" For example a breakfast cereal company must keep broken glass and metal shavings out of its cereal, this is a cost of doing business. An MMO provider must add administrative passwords to accounts, so parents can set time restrictions on their kids game play. This is a practical issue.
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Konfess your cyns and some maybe forgiven Boy: Why can't I talk to Him? Mom: We don't talk to Priests. As if it could exist, without being payed for. F2P means you get what you paid for. Pay nothing, get nothing. Even telemarketers wouldn't think that. It costs money to play. Therefore P2W.
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Right, because there is no such thing as a proxy server?
P.S. It was pretty good sign that Prohibition was in trouble when the President was hosting regular drinking parties at the White House and inviting moonshiners to cater.
Prohibition was an example of "Feel Good" legislation. It's something politicians pass because they want to be SEEN to be acting on things that some members of the public and special interest groups publicize as a "problem". They do this regardless of whether the legislation has any real chance of being effective or not in addressing the problem. It's a way to avoid blame and try to pick up a few more votes in the next election.
Similar things (on lesser scale though) are happening in China as well.
Why this might be overzealous - goverment in other countries will steep up as well.
When online gaming reaches (and it will ) similar levels to Korean & Chinese.
Why? Cause of addictions and blowing out alot of money ,which in onliine microtransaction games can be unlimited.
Do I like it? No. Do I don't understand Koran goverment? I understand. It is hurting society & economy.
Is there a good way out of this? No regulations at all? Lesser regulations? Stricter regulations?
No idea. Every decision has pros & cons.
Industry will be always against (understandable) , addiction NGO's , some doctors & some agencies will be pro-legislation like that.
Normal thing.
This is exactly my story as well, and I completely agree with your statement. I played (with my wife) probably more than a full time job every week for two years. We had our first daughter however and I drastically cut back on my game time and went out to get a "real" job. Since then I went back to school to finish my degree, have worked my way up the company I am in and feel very successful, and we had a second daughter. Although I am certainly more productive now than I was it's my prerogative on what I choose to do with my time and life. I still to this day try to fit in game time when I can. If I can actually go to a raid I am elated for days. I don't think that will come to the U.S. however. It may, but for fear of starting a political discussion I would say if it did it would be unconstitutional for out of control big government to try and regulate that.
As a korean who now lives overseas, this is not unexpected.
Korea is a very 'vertical' society where there are a few people you have as 'equals'.
Other than your friends, age/social experience/family background all come into play and you will be shat on if you don't show the 'proper' respect; which means getting 'shat on' anyway.
Internet comes in and now everyone is 'equal'. Well, that bottled up emotion now has somewhere to go which is why Korea's internet communities are the most vile ones around. You think 4Chan is bad?
It also extends to games where it provides a place where a person doesn't have to deal with the whole 'save-face/get treated like mushrooms'.
Korea's youth is a never-ending treadmill of 'do XYZ' on a constant basis.
My schedule when I was 13 to 16 years old was as follows. (I left Korea at 16)
7am - 4pm school
4pm - 7pm extra tutoring (school + art/piano)
7pm - 8pm Tak Won Do (Korea martial arts)
8pm - 10pm study (probably sneak a quick fast food here)
11pm - home -> bed
In a society where the above is considered normal or even 'light', it doesn't take a genius to see that something's gotta give.
Gdemami -
Informing people about your thoughts and impressions is not a review, it's a blog.
I Hate the phrase, "regardless of practical issues or cost?" For example a breakfast cereal company must keep broken glass and metal shavings out of its cereal, this is a cost of doing business. An MMO provider must add administrative passwords to accounts, so parents can set time restrictions on their kids game play. This is a practical issue.
Boy: Why can't I talk to Him?
Mom: We don't talk to Priests.
As if it could exist, without being payed for.
F2P means you get what you paid for. Pay nothing, get nothing.
Even telemarketers wouldn't think that.
It costs money to play. Therefore P2W.
Ever been to Korea? Korea is ruining Koera's youth.
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control always brings rebellion.