http://www.metafilter.com/tags/childmen/rss tag posts with childmen Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:30:06 -0800 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:30:06 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/68649/ChildMen <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_1_single_young_men.html">Female educator & writer comments on male culture</a> - describing video gaming males in their 20s as 'child-men', delaying traditional responsibility by decades compared to previous generations (<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18482794">NPR interview</a>). Inevitable <a href="http://news.filefront.com/editorial-beware-the-child-man/">response by gaming community</a> and <a href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/Editorial_Beware_the_Child_Man">others in their 20s</a>. Further example on the change in societal isolation that leads to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone">bowling alone</a>, or a <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147826">new social community structure</a> being born? I hesitated to post this for fear of a boyzone flame war. Please keep the discussion civil and respectful. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68649 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:30:06 -0800 childmen gaming responsibility men Argyle