I have noticed this phenomenon, and I'm glad someone, somewhere, is taking it more seriously.
One of my husband's classmates, who is otherwise a conservative, very intelligent man, is VERY addicted to "gaming". He's also very inclined to all things Asian. . . I wonder where that psycological connection is? I've long thought that certain races had greater propensities towards given sets of vices - most likely a result of their cultural habituations. The Japanese (and evidently the South Koreans as well) seem incredibly inclined towards overindulgence in virtual phenomena. Come to think of it, even in my Caucasian circles, most of the friends I had who were quiet, withdrawn and fond of computer games also had an affinity towards Asian culture, either in the form of Anime, Pokemon, or in some other way.
Maybe there's something about Asian-ness that seems to resemble or encourage the virtual world better than most other cultural mainstays. Not being one of these quiet, withdrawn gamers - heck if I'd know what that was. But, maybe it's like how the Irish are given to overfondness of beer from a cultural inclination towards homey, noisy pubs and parties therein. Or, perhaps, how the British are inclined towards being stodgy from cultural habituation to large, rich, Edwardian architecture. -?-
I dunno. But, well, at least the South Koreans know they have a problem. More power to them!
2 comments:
so glad I'm minnesotan. they have no racial vice, unless it be a strange provincialism arising more from tradition than ignorance....
i'm quiet, withdrawn and like certain anime, so I must be partially korean. an albino korean. go ahead and laugh..
im too tired to reach the shift key, sorry
Speaking to the hubby about this, who is a quiet, withdrawn person with a tendency towards computer games, he thinks that the connection arises from the cultural propensity of the Japanese to excel at everything as much as they possibly can, and not so much their architecture or other cultural manifestations. He thinks, if anything, the resemblance of certain virtual things to Japanese life is more of an effect than a cause of inclination - mainly because the Japanese hold themselves to such high standards in developing and interacting with the virtual world. He's probably right.
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