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MetalLobster
Canada532 Posts
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SilverLeagueElite
United States626 Posts
On January 29 2012 04:52 attwell wrote: Granted it is a breach of personal rights, wasting hours a day as a child playing online video games is not productive, being forced to do other activities would have definitely benefited a lot of kids I know. You can't say with certainty that being forced into other activities will be beneficial. I think a more likely scenario is that the kids will instead just watch TV, most likely anime. Then you'll have obsessive anime fanboy/girl. | ||
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On January 29 2012 00:10 Chernobyl wrote: I don't think you know anything about the school culture of South Korea. Thats good. The kids need to study more, and dont play videogames all day long. I think Leenock is too young to stop studing and work as a player, per example. | ||
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
On January 28 2012 23:04 Soleron wrote: Doesn't Kespa have any lobbying power? If Korea wants the world to see their culture through Starcraft, this needs to not happen. I can't believe they are imposing such restrictions in an otherwise liberal democracy. In the West, enforcing this is called "parenting" and if you do a bad job it is your fault not the government's. You can't really tell from the article how close a "proposed" policy is to actually being law. I know that we nerds like to wax eloquent about the legitimacy of playing video games, but the reality is that for the vast majority of us it ends up being a time sink or distraction from more productive activities. I would venture a guess that traditional Koreans would rather the World didn't see their culture through video games. There is still a negative connotation attached to gaming, especially "excessive" gaming. Add to that the health risks associated with playing video games for long hours and now you have a legitimate health concern worthy of discussion. It absolutely is the parent's responsibility first to monitor their child's game time, but its not unheard of for the the government to implement laws pertaining to traditional parent responsibilities. Personally, I don't agree with the idea that my government should be able to tell me how I or my kids spend their free time, but there are certainly several compelling arguments against "excessive" gaming. | ||
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Fealthas
607 Posts
On January 29 2012 04:22 YouMake wrote: How is it even possible to enforce this law? How are you going to know if i lie and say im 25 on the internet if im 17 or 18 korean?? I think Koreans have to register for games with their social security numbers or something like that. | ||
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attwell
United States220 Posts
On January 29 2012 05:12 SilverLeagueElite wrote: You can't say with certainty that being forced into other activities will be beneficial. I think a more likely scenario is that the kids will instead just watch TV, most likely anime. Then you'll have obsessive anime fanboy/girl. Yeah I don't see how a ban exclusively on online games makes sense. If anything a law that implemented better PE programs at school would be a better option. You can't take kids away from the TV and computer, they will always find a way to waste time. Making sure they are at least active for a few hours a day would be a much more effective way to accomplish the same thing. That being said I have no idea what SK schools are like, but I feel like physical inactivity is the real problem here. | ||
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
Is it really so bad that laws are needed to regulate it? | ||
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Ldawg
United States328 Posts
On January 28 2012 23:53 Manatea wrote: It's political problem rather than government. Fermine and parental NGOs are strongly forcing government and Congresspeople to set up those kinds of acts, but there are very few counterpart NGOs to against them. Assuming you live in South Korea (from your profile), are you saying the parenting organizations are in FAVOR of this type of legislation!? Either way, I second the comment stating this seems to be the common actions of many govts. nowadays. I would not be happy about this if I was a youth in South Korea (or any age, for that matter). | ||
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BlueBoxSC
United States582 Posts
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LastDance
New Zealand510 Posts
OT: I don't think they will bring this out, the repercussions are way too big. It doesn't just affect kids, but multiple businesses and industries too. Including the computer technology industry. Samsung and other tech giants in Korea won't let this happen. In the end, the government will care more about their economy than what a few teachers have to say. | ||
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Stossel
United States47 Posts
I don't think it's mass hysteria about a lack of education if they feel that Korean culture places too much pressure on getting one. I have to wonder how enforceable this law would be. | ||
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sorrowptoss
Canada1431 Posts
If I couldn't play more than 3 hours in a day, I'd go insane. Are there any opposition forces/pressure on the MEST against this new law? | ||
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fuzzy_panda
New Zealand1681 Posts
On January 29 2012 05:44 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote: How much of an issue is "gaming addiction" in S.Korea? Is it really so bad that laws are needed to regulate it? well there are cases like this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/korean-girl-starved-online-game still i don't think legislation for children in this manner works well. i mean i know that if i wanted to play games badly enough, there are plenty of ways to pirate. however this will definitely cut down on MMORPGs which is huge in countries like SK | ||
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Mvrio
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Mvrio
689 Posts
On January 29 2012 05:51 fuzzy_panda wrote: well there are cases like this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/korean-girl-starved-online-game still i don't think legislation for children in this manner works well. i mean i know that if i wanted to play games badly enough, there are plenty of ways to pirate. however this will definitely cut down on MMORPGs which is huge in countries like SK same exact thing happen in America too, I remember the story about 3 years ago, the couple played everquest though, this seemed way to familar, but this one is more extreme, the husband killed his mom a month before this happened cuz she didn't like him playing | ||
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ampson
United States2355 Posts
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
Sweet more time to use drugs and watch TV. | ||
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dUTtrOACh
Canada2339 Posts
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Flanlord
265 Posts
On January 28 2012 23:20 Ache0wns wrote: It's like burning a litter of kittens because one of them pooped on the floor :C I would totally support one, but not the other. One kills something wonderful. The other is just burning kittens. | ||
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warblob004
United States198 Posts
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