StoneMtnMinis | 01 Aug 2018 6:49 a.m. PST |
That pertains not only to our hobby, but the culture in general……… link |
Perris0707 | 01 Aug 2018 6:55 a.m. PST |
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing! |
Joes Shop | 01 Aug 2018 7:10 a.m. PST |
Thought provoking – thanks for posting! |
Gone Fishing | 01 Aug 2018 7:21 a.m. PST |
That really is an excellent article, SMM. I read Neil Postman's work in the early 90s and it had a profound effect on my life. He was a prophetic and highly articulate man. On a related note, my wife and I have been stunned at the amount of homework young people get these days. We both agree that we had far, far more free time when we were young than many milennials seem to have today. That and the explosion of technology have made these tough times for hobbies. Thank you for sharing the article! |
Frederick | 01 Aug 2018 7:34 a.m. PST |
Agreed! At least two of my sons like gaming |
Flashman14 | 01 Aug 2018 7:45 a.m. PST |
Noticing that with my kids, who are on Summer break, and noting the definition of hobby is "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure" I can't help think that it's nearly all leisure time for them. Much does involve bad children's programming, but much else is hours of imaginative play with some arts and/or crafts on the side. I'm not worried. |
Choctaw | 01 Aug 2018 7:50 a.m. PST |
My sons play video games. But they also played sports, hunted, fished and enjoyed being outdoors. My youngest (19) is on a competitive video team and makes $2,500 USD/month for "working" two hours a day. That's not bad pay for a part-time college job. I'm not worried. |
wrgmr1 | 01 Aug 2018 9:11 a.m. PST |
Great article, thanks for posting. Blue screen addiction has become a real problem for young people. Adults sometimes have the same problem. Computer to phone to TV, it's all about instant gratification. I prefer painting to watching TV. |
raylev3 | 01 Aug 2018 9:54 a.m. PST |
Limit screen time. When we were raising our kids we picked two nights a week with no TV, computers, or Nintendo. For anybody. The evening began with whining and a negative attitude, but would up every single time with us playing a game or two at the table. To this day my, now grown kids, remember those times. In fact, my oldest son got rid of their Nintendo for his kids, and my youngest son doesn't play computer games -- and he's single. |
Giles the Zog | 01 Aug 2018 12:48 p.m. PST |
That article pretty describes my parents ! My father watches 4 hours of TV every day. At w/e more. Nearly as much time on the internet doing I do not know what. The family has spent thousands on giving him railway stuff his nominal hobby. Its all sitting in boxes unusued. So I now refuse to buy him any railway stuff. I gave up my TV licence 10 years ago nearly and don't miss it. I watched a DVD (Star Wars – The Last Jedi) week before last, after a break of 6 weeks. Today I've spent 3 hours on the net/laptop including printing out my Frostgrave war band rosters, and then after 4 hours of playing came home and rolled up all the advances, checked for property details and e-mailled an offer on a house. No computer games. I might spend a couple of hours posting corrections to the climate change deniers tonight to take a break from painting endless amounts of Mantic Library sets Bay Brown (I never want to see Bay brown again – though it was gratifying it got used in one of today's games). I guess I'll move on to Speashaft brown for the rest of the pile and finish off some other scenery. |
Cacique Caribe | 01 Aug 2018 9:49 p.m. PST |
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