1. Have you ever noticed how everybody seems to play video games. I personally don't but that's nothing against those of you who do. Anyway, I find it alarming that most video games are so violent and realistic. Take for example the game StarCraft, which is adored by millions around the world, most of whom are Korean (If you are reading this and are a Korean who hasn't tried StarCraft, then your mother was right when she told you that you are very special). The whole concept of the game if to win a space war against various alien races. In the past, wasn't the point of a game to develop skills that could be useful as an adult? How could playing StarCraft possibly be useful as an adult. I do admit that IF aliens ever invade us, Koreans would probably save the world. Until then, I'll leave the alien invasion prep to you guys.
2. Famous authors are not having it easy. Sure they make millions of dollars and are adored by millions, but there must be a lot of stress to the job. What if the next book isn't good as the last? The fan backlash would surely be palpable. In fact, didn't fans prevent J.K. Rowling from killing off one of the characters in Harry Potter? If this is what life is like for modern authors, what would it have been like for the writers of some of the most famous books ever. Take the writer of the bible. I imagine a diaglogue between he and a fan would have gone like the following:
Author: So, I'm thinking about killing off Jesus.
Fan: What???!!! You can't kill off Jesus. He's like the most important character in the whole story.
Author: All right, I'll kill him but then ressurect him a few days later so it wil be like he never died.
Fan: That sounds better. Oh, oh, could you also give him super powers. That would be awesome.
Just a note: if you are the strongly religious type and I have just majorly offended you, then I am sorry (although I'm sure that you laughed a little bit after reading that, right?)
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Great blog, but I have to disagree with you about the usefulness of Starcraft skills. There's actually a lot of scientific evidence suggesting that gamers make far better surgeons. Do a quick Google search and you'll see! Maybe we should put more Koreans in charge of human surgery!
Playing video games is becoming about as common as watching TV, but it also develops more useful skills because of the thinking and coordination. Why don't you start a scientific study on the subject? Play video games for a while and see if it has any effect!
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