BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are we raising a generation of ‘young loners’?

Ramblings / October 29, 2004 / John / 0

BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are we raising a generation of ‘young loners’?:

Television and computer games are creating a nation of young loners, a Mintel survey suggests.



The survey found that more than two thirds of children spend most of their time alone rather than playing with friends

Hardly surprising really – given that the streets are filled with the chavlike remaining 33%. At least the kids sitting playing games are receiving some kind of education. Assuming, of course, that their parents are responsible enough to monitor their playing habits, rather than just dumping them in front of Grand Theft Auto and walking away :-/

I particularly like the way the word “loner” is used to sugest that solitary entertainment is a bad thing. Unlike, presumably, binge drinking with your friends.

John

UNIX geek, wannabe cook, musician, book-lover, and all round good-guy.