I think its undeniable we have been dumbed down as individuals and our entertainment/media as well.
But the reasons the OP stated do not explain the causes of it.
I think its going to come when the state start to control the virtual envinronment.
So when the State start to control the design, what is allowed or forbidden, the monetization, who can play, when one can play, and so on... then we will get "gold/…
Originally posted by Badnesso
I feel like Movies, products, services etc.. Have begun taking a downward spiral sense around 2005. And not to long after mmo's joined in. All developers care about these days is money just like the rest of the world. …
Originally posted by Disdena This topic immediately reminded me of an article by Raph Koster that I read some years ago: The evil we pretend to do
Basically, MMOs by default are about genocide against intelligent races for the purpose of acquiring…