Forum Overview :: Gamergate :: Fuck that article!

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]This article is a perfect example of a conclusion in search of evidence. [quote]We do not mean to imply simple causation, but rates of mental illness in young adults have been rising, both on campus and off, in recent decades.[/quote] Then he proceeds to go on the rest of the article describing a psychological disorder, following with a selection of out-of-context stories, then implying causation. Repeat ad nauseum. Now he COULD have written an article about two interesting points he quickly glossed over: 1. Millennials growing up in an internet culture have started to assert internet values on the real world. Specifically the values of block lists, unfriending, and forum admins turning into tinpot dictators and banning people who disagree with them on trumped up charges of "trolling." 2. In 2013 the department of education broadened the definition of sexual harassment from "objectively offensive" to "unwelcome" which has resulted in some wacky interpretations by college administrators trying to put the vague new standard into effect. But neither of these topics quite have the sensationalist sizzle of "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IZ MAKING UR KIDZ KEEEERAZY!!!" so the author stretched the truth to meet his own agenda. Anyhoo, if you're going to talk about mental illness and Millennials, there's a much bigger and more significant thing affecting that generation's mental health that the article curiously failed to mention: Ritalin.[/quote]