Chuck Klosterman uses The Sims, which is a video game of virtual reality, to relate to how we think the perfect world should be. One of the main points Klosterman explains in this article is that video games cage our imagination and our ability to think outside of the lines. When he asked his niece to explain to him the details of The Sims she simply only described to him the rules and outline of the game rather than using her imagination as she does when playing with her dolls. Klosterman stated, "Computers make children advance faster, but they also make them think like computers." Another one of Klosterman's points that he mentions is that the characters in the game only become happy when they buy things, which is how many people seem to think. In reality, it's not the purchases in your life that will make you happy; only you can make yourself truly happy. The last point is that, when playing The Sims, people tend to make a character just as they seem themselves, but people are never really right when choosing their own characteristics. It is said that people only play in order to see who or what they could be without any real-life consequences. We can learn from Chuck's points and really put into perspective of who we really are and what actually makes life worth living. Also, although technology does seem to have positive effects, especially in our generation and society, it seems to have some severe negative effects as well. Technology is taking over our society and our children at such a young age, and it seems like it's only going to continue to get worse as the years go by.
I agree with you that technology is taking over our society, every person you look at usually has their face in some sort of form of a computer people don't socialize like they use too. I have never played the game the Sims, but I can see how people would get so involved with it because they can create their own reality life. It's a scary thing to think about our children growing up in this kind of world.
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