South Korea's "Shutdown Law" Takes Effect

[floobie]

12-6am is pretty damn reasonable. They could've made it like 9pm to 8am or something, but they didn't. So... good.

BUT: This is just nanny-state bullshit once again removing any accountability and responsibility from the people, and I don't like it one bit.

 

[CleverCover]

There's no way in hell they are going to be able to keep this up. This sounds like it's going to cost a lot to try and keep this section of gamers in bed without getting the parents involved. Because parental involvement hasn't worked so well so far I guess.

The kids are just going to spend sleeping time trying to find a way around this, and then it'll be back and forth, back and forth, back and forth until things just completely go to poo.

Whatever it is, good luck South Koreans under the age of ...eighteen.

 

[Timmehexas]

To think if these kids had this weird thing called parents that are suppose to determine their sleeping habits...

 

[gphjr14]

This probably has nothing to with wanting to have a healthy intelligent population on the off chance aggressive fanatical neighbors try and invade you from the north.

Nah South Korea is totally overreacting there's no threat that'd require a healthy population.

 

[Kopikatsu]

How about parents being fucken parents and telling their spoiled brats No means no and being responsable enough to pull the plug on thier kids.......stupid society now releying on the government to raise thier kids the wonder why they turn out so fucked up.

Of course, there is the possibility that the parents are refusing to parent, which means that the government had to step in. Once your bad parenting habits start affecting people other than you/your children, it becomes a public issue. (Actually just negatively affecting your children makes it a public issue)

To think if these kids had this weird thing called parents that are suppose to determine their sleeping habits...

But they aren't doing that.

That's the point.

 

[Strazdas]

So, just lie about your age?
oh right they want game companies to spy on you too? what the hell? is it time for revolution yet? i mean surely they must be kidding, why would somone think that is a good idea, i mean even retarded people know better.

Why would they, when they have the fastest internet in the world?

not even close. thier internet is way slower than most European countries. and yes i didnt mention america, because internet in america is slower than dead snail in bucket of glue.

 

[nononoiefiewpfoiejofijp]

It's kind of understandable.

 

[nebtheslayer95]

I don't think the law is that bad, but if to enforce it the government will require gamers to give more personal information (SSNs and such) I think that's bad. I will never give out that kind of information to a gaming company. Ever.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

I think this idea is ideologically and practically sound. Most opposition probably comes from under sixteens who know that they would have a hard time having to stop playing games at midnight and so think it is unjust that anyone would require such a thing.

Some is probably reasoned ideological principle as well. Most is probably not.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

12-6am is pretty damn reasonable. They could've made it like 9pm to 8am or something, but they didn't. So... good.

BUT: This is just nanny-state bullshit once again removing any accountability and responsibility from the people, and I don't like it one bit.

It only counts as "nanny-state" if it affects people who are not so young that literally having a nanny would be inconceivable.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

I can't imagine what this would achieve. Anyone who likes online gaming enough for it to be a problem in their personal life WILL find a wa to get around this. Anyone alse will just be slightly annoyed and play offline.

 

[meromero]

i dont know a lot about the problmes with korea and the video game but from wath i've heard, it's a big problem there.

and for all the people saing that the state should NOT try to do things like this, remember that the state says its ilegal for minors to drink alcohol or smoke and we consider that to be alrigh!

it's al mathe of perspective

BTW: probably this will be like porn, they will ask "are you over 18?". You just say YES and there you go

 

[Akimoto]

Shouldn't the parents be doing this?

I wonder what the parents are doing actually. It's their job. Not the the government's responsibility to 'parent' the children. Maybe they should start with the parents first?

Than again, you've got to admire the South Korean Gov for having the guts to do it.

 

[StarCecil]

That's strange. I have the same law in my house...

 

[Dastardly]

.. This law doesn't justify their country's health with gamers really. All it does is limits people's rights and we all know that people do not like their rights to be restricted. They'll find ways around it, or simply lie to play after midnight.

Not to mention that they went about it the wrong way. It's a good plan, but the issue is that they did not take time to figure out better solutions. Sometimes, depending on the situation... time makes perfect especially for planning. So yeah, this won't help much. Also it makes me wonder why the Government wants to take responsibilities on the kids when it's the parents job to do so. Next thing we know, the Government will give everyone a personal reading time that they have to read for an hour outside of school.

Because if the parents do a shitty job of raising their kid, it can end up biting other people in the ass.

A for instance. The US has about 4% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners. And the second most common reason for incarceration is for violent crimes (Rape, murder, what have you. Things that affect OTHER people). Property crimes is number one.

Anywho, point is, the Government does actually have to step in and tell parents how to raise their kids if that many parents are doing such a shitty job of it.

"But the parents should be doing this!" BUT THEY AREN'T.

Also this.

Agree.

And what's more, sometimes the purpose of a law like this is to highlight the problem, rather than necessarily to fix it.

Here's what I mean -- the law says, "These hours are off limits if you're under 16." So kids lie. Or parents lie. Or parents don't watch, while their kids lie. Now the government can clearly say, "Alright. We tried to tell you how to fix it, you didn't fix it, so you'll understand when you starve to death because you can't hold down a job. No support for you."

The law isn't always out to fix problems. Sometimes, it's just there to highlight responsibility -- the government is giving you the warning, so if you fail to heed it, it's entirely on you now.

 

[Laxman9292]

Is it just me or do organizations named "Ministry of ____" sound more than a little sinister and controlling?

I feel a disturbance in the internet... as if millions of Starcraft accounts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced for their bedtime

 

[ckam]

So, when are we going to talk about Tokyo and the Youth Ordinance Bill? I mean, yeah, it's not video games, but we do have anime sections for reason, right?

Anyway, this is obviously stupid and why not lessen the amount of homework one gets from school. People have to stay up to finish it.

 

[Celtois]

Eh.

I don't know why I ever expect anything different from the internet. Doesn't seem to matter where you go. Someone is always screaming about freedom.

I pray for a rapid collapse of this modern anarchistic society and a return to something within the realm of sense. Where limits to freedom to aren't considered a cause for outrage.