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DanP
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Norman said:I assume he means socialized?
Probably he means that, but he cannot see the forest because of the trees.
Norman said:I assume he means socialized?
DanP said:That's bull. Nobody is brainwashed.
Andre said:No doubt, however there may be some hard wiring differences between male and female mammals in general?
Maybe that the male genes command their bodies to go and multiply as much as possible- quantity, whereas the female genes tell their bodies to be very careful, whose child to carry because it is a heavy investment - pregnancy - nursing - raising. in a word, quality
So the male mammals have to convince females about that quality by superior fighting, rutting, tribe wars, footbal, gaming.
Andre said:Right, however, maybe it's the current decreasing demand for tribe wars and other forms of fighing that -assuming the conservation of testosterone levels- caused the swift to increasing gaming activities.
Physics-Learner said:when one is young, he knows everything. after he has managed to cut down at least a few of the trees, he finds he knows very little. but he does manage to finally learn that he does not know everything.
Andre said:Right, apart from that, there is more behind the decreasing demand for tribe wars, the disappearance of conscription following the end of the cold war.
The military reshaped "boys" in a way to become "men"; (Parenthesis included to put any strawman in perspective that one can invent about that statement).
The military tends to extend limits beyond belief, hardship, taking away barriers - I did not know I could do that - proudness ect. At least that's what it intended to do.
Personally, I think it also made men more susceptible to groupthink (we -the good guys- against them -the bad guys).
I doubt if the current reduced numbers of volunteers can do in society what conscript did some decades ago.
Zryn said:Doom speaker's more often than not are wrong no?
Perhaps the benefits of an Xboxerized youth is merely yet to become apparent (technologically aware youth, abstract thinkers and problem solvers, decline in the population Earth is required to support, survival of the fittest gene pool etc)
Zryn said:This does sound a bit like a 'back in my day' commentary to be honest. Back in the good old days before Xbox's, when men were men and joined the army and killed things, what were the leading health issues, and retrospectively, how were they solved?
Zryn said:Is it possible we're just glamorizing the 'good' aspects of pre-1990 (mainstream computing) because those good bits solve our current bad bits? What did the young men and women spend their spare time doing back then? Laying in the sun or smoking?
Zryn said:I'm not convinced all these things you're talking about (including the article and immaturity and obesity and depression and easy lifestyles and relationship problems) are 'bad', just different from what we're used to.
I'm not convinced all these things you're talking about (including the article and immaturity and obesity and depression and easy lifestyles and relationship problems) are 'bad', just different from what we're used to.
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The only thing I can say is that if you consider that obesity and depression are just "different", then we are as different as night and day. I can't possibly fathom how those things are not destructive to humans. Obesity is a deadly curse.
Zryn said:Oh yeah sure Obesity is 'bad', but what I mean is that Obesity just replaced something as the worst affliction of the current day and age. My point is that there is always social problems that get 'fixed' by being replaced with something else equally 'bad', just different from what we're used to. I'm sure there was something equally 'bad' but different in those days.
Physics-Learner said:hi mcknia07,
the main problem is that males and females get vastly different brainwashing during our first stages of life, thereby creating vastly different desires.
To be honest, I think computers and technology are turning our younger generations, both male and female, into something despicable
DanP said:Ok, but maybe for the first time you can do something about it. It's not cholera or pestilence or god knows what else. Save for some special clinical cases, obesity is a case of sloth and gluttony. You **can choose** not to be obese.
Can't you see what difference this makes ?
PhDorBust said:To be honest, I think computers and technology are turning our younger generations, both male and female, into something despicable. Young women live on facebook while young men waste their lives on video games. I see people on dates texting other people instead of talking. It's disgusting.
mathwonk said:I find being obese is a drag, but the activities leading to obesity are kind of enjoyable. if only one did not lead to the other.
DanP said:Exercise 10h / week, incorporate exercises like clean and jerks and snatches in your strength program, walk as much as possible and learn to jump rope, and you will have the luxury to eat anything your soul desire. Chocolate ? Any time. Carbs with the wheelbarrow ? Any time :P
It's give some, take some. I love food. Exercising allows me to eat loads and satisfy a great pleasure of my life.
Zryn said:168 hours per week - 63 sleeping = 105 - 40 working = 65 - 5 commuting = 60 - 7 eating = 53 hrs (OR 5 hours per night for 5 nights + 15 hours per day for 2 days = 55 hrs).
Not doing any social activities or heaven forbid involve children in the equation, using 10/55 = 18% (not far off 10/50 = 20% or 1/5) of ones time for exercise seems a bit over the top for an average 9 to 5 person looking to keep fit (as opposed to muscle development or muscle tone), doesn't it?
I think the best way to approach it is to find an exercise that is fun
Zryn said:I read somewhere that in the scheme of things, when having sex you may as well be sleeping as far as exercise benefits go (a MET analysis across different activities).
lisab said:Just the little push I needed to go jog a few miles this evening ...bye for now!
Dembadon said:How's your iliotibial doing?
Zryn said:My iliotibials hate me, and I hate them right back! Knuckles up and down until they're glowing red and your eyes are watering seems to help though.
lisab said:Much better, thanks! I went to several weeks of physical therapy for it, and I'm glad I did.
How's yours?
Dembadon said:That's great news, lisab!
I'm waiting until next week to run. I've taken about 3 weeks off and stretched (a lot!), iced, and worked on my core strength and hip muscles. I'm crossing my fingers; if I still have issues, I'm going to make an appointment with a sports physician.